Imagine you are in Central London or any major city in the U.K. You hail a taxi. As you are settling down in the back of the taxi you see a smart leather attache case on the floor. Surreptitiously, so that the driver does not see, you open the case and find £50,000 in small used notes. From what you see in the case it is clear that this is drug money. Question: what would you do? Keep the money? After all you are only depriving some scumbag crim. of his loot. Hand the money over to the authorities? They are highly unlikly to find and arrest the owner, and he is as unlikly to report it's loss. So what would ypu do?
2006-12-12 08:29:42 · 30 answers · asked by Trixie Bordello 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I'd take the attache case to the police and tell them "I found this empty attache case!"
2006-12-12 08:46:28 · answer #1 · answered by Gordon B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think my biggest fear would be retaliation from the criminals if they found out I had it. If I was absolutely certain that this would not happen I would for sure keep the money and donate it to charity. What good is it going to do sitting in a police station waiting for a few corrupt cops to slice some off the top and take a vacation with it?? (Okay so maybe I'd keep a little for myself and buy something nice).
2006-12-12 08:40:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd hand it in. If there is no clear evidence this is connected to a crime and the money is unclaimed after a certain period of time (I can't remember offhand how long this is) then the money would be legally mine. And if, as you say, it's drug money, then it's not likely to be claimed; I'll have done the right thing and the dosh would be all mine! I wonder what the tax situation would be, though...
2006-12-12 08:40:38 · answer #3 · answered by Sarah A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I enjoy questions like these. Make me go in to a dream land of what steps I might take hehe.
I'd pick up the case, and put it in my hand with my other stuff.. and act in a relaxed way so as not to give the taxi driver and cause to realize the case wasn't mine. Also I'd tell the taxi driver to continue to a new drop off point.. and get him to drop me off somewhere quiet and remote (where there would be no CCTV in case the real owner tried to track me down)
2006-12-12 08:36:16 · answer #4 · answered by Narky 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Drug money? I'd keep it.
For real? I found £100 on the street last year and handed it in. I couldn't bear to think it might have been some little old lady's pension. It turned out to belong to a teenager, but he wrote me a lovely letter and bought me some chocolates so it was ok.
2006-12-12 08:44:45 · answer #5 · answered by Older&Wiser 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It aint going to happen. Dream on. We all know what we would do though. But how big a tip would you give the taxi driver, to distract him, while you were sneaking the case out? I just saw some of the other answers - donate it to charity, hand it in -yeah right.
2006-12-12 08:41:01 · answer #6 · answered by David H 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I transfer the money to my bag and wipe my prints off the case. Also, pay the cab in cash. Then I funnel the money slowly as to not be noticed. $$$ I'm good to go.
2006-12-12 08:38:08 · answer #7 · answered by 223 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 23:20:03 · answer #8 · answered by loffelbein 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, have the driver go somewhere far from where I actually live, so it can't get back to me.
Then, keep a little and give the rest to charity, anonymously.
2006-12-12 08:44:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd change my destination to the nearest airport and head to Amsterdam to get thoroughly toasted. Come home and have a very nice Christmas
2006-12-12 08:41:15 · answer #10 · answered by ry_in_dubai 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋