Of course, you won't report a dollar or 20 if you find it in the street.
How about $50, $100, $1,000+.
Suppose it's all wrapped with a rubber band.
2006-12-11 15:06:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
only if an officer comes lookin for it
2006-12-11 15:09:51 · answer #1 · answered by student network noob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would turn in a twenty without thinking twice. Lost money found isn't necessarily the property of the finder. I would feel very uncomfortable thinking that someone may have lost the last money in his pocket or her purse. I wouldn't be able to keep it. I might even turn in a ten. If I found a five and some ones wrapped up as you indicated, I would turn them in also. But, I think I might keep anything from five down.
2006-12-11 23:16:37 · answer #2 · answered by quietwalker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of it this way - what if it was your mother, and she was on her way to the bank to pay the mortgage, and she accidentally lost the money? Do what you would hope the person who found your mother's money would do.
I wouldn't go to the police. I would place an ad in the local paper, saying that a "package" of significant value had been found, and ask that whoever tries to claim it be able to identify it exactly as you found it. If no one answers the ad successfully after say, two weeks? Well, then, I would say you are entitled to keep it. You might also check the "Lost" section of your newspaper's classified section, in case the person who lost it has posted a notice.
2006-12-11 23:26:01 · answer #3 · answered by happy heathen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends how it is found. If it is in a wallet, I would report anything if i couldn't return it personally. If it were loose, I would probably report nothing.
In a rubber band, I would consider like a wallet.
2006-12-11 23:09:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think that if you put a lost and found add in the paper you'd get alot of responses. If no one is claiming that they lost money, hang on until someone does.
2006-12-12 00:03:07 · answer #5 · answered by profile image 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well personally if it was 50 or a hundred i'd say good for you!!! BUT if its about $1000 or even $500 you should report it right away
2006-12-11 23:10:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A truly HONEST PERSON would turn any amount in. So dig up that penny and hand it over to the cops!
2006-12-11 23:22:26 · answer #7 · answered by SecretFriend 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd do a happy dance, while singing "Finders keepers, losers weepers"
2006-12-11 23:15:14 · answer #8 · answered by joka629 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think over $1000
2006-12-11 23:08:30 · answer #9 · answered by iknow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have to think about it then you need to turn it in
2006-12-11 23:14:57 · answer #10 · answered by bymyshoes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋