As soon as I realised I'd lost it, I emailed my sister and she rang it. The phone was answered, and the person on the other end said they'd return it to the supermarket they'd found it in(IOW where I dropped it) the next day. He said he hadn't contacted anyone because he couldn't find a contact labelled 'home', although I do have an ICE number. That was on Thursday, and it still hadn't been returned this afternoon(Sunday).I'm thinking it may not be. Details were not exchanged, as it was very late at night, so I have no idea who this person is. I've had the phone blocked(It's on contract), so I can't ring it up and hope for an answer.
If the person who answered it never intended to return my property, is it theft? Does 'finders-keepers' apply within the law, and for property that can be easily traced to its owner?
I can see it wouldn't be if it was cash or something unidentifiable, but as a phone has its owner's ID stamped all over it, are the rules different?
I'm in the UK, FYI.
2007-04-22
04:43:26
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blue_teen_queen
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