Stealing

AdamSee · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:18

Is it considered stealing if you pick up a watch that doesn't belong to you at the gym, after the owner had long since left as they'd forgotten about it?

Kell_ee001 · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:19

If you don't hand it in, yes.

homerio · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:19

Yes, it is stealing, no matter how you try to justify it.

You should hand it into reception.

AthlonTom · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:20

Yes of course its stealing! Time doesn't make it less bad!

ChroniC · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:21

Finders keepers

Although i dont think its as bad as stealing, as u didnt intentially take it from the person. I perfect human should hand it in. Im far from perfect.

Raymond Lin · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:30

ChroniC said:
Finders keepers

Although i dont think its as bad as stealing, as u didnt intentially take it from the person. I perfect human should hand it in. Im far from perfect.

Up to a point, finding £1 on the pavement would be finders Keepers. Finding a Purse with £100 in wouldn't be finders keepers.

as for the watch, i am sure if the owner wouldn't mind to have it back.

Jumpingmedic · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:32

of course it is... how could you possibly think otherwise?

pinkacidbootson · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:32

Tough luck for them, good look for you.

Or, stealing.

PinkPig · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:33

It's stealing. Just my opinion.

skiba · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:35

Stealing - finding money etc. is different but a watch is personal and often sentimental. Hand it in.

Bunka · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:37

Hand it in, if no one claims it within a month or something then you'll probably be given it.

penski · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:38

eBay.

*n

spirit · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:39

stealing, especially as it could be easily returned (give to club, owner willask club etc)

i think its slightly different to when u find a dive computer or somthing in the middle of the ocean at the bottom, impossible to find out whose it is.

but at the end of the day, u should return it

Magic_x_uk · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:40

It's not yours is it ? Someone somewhere will be missing it.
Hand it in. You may get seen wearing it and who knows where that could lead.
it's stealing at the end of the day, what if the tables were turned, wouldnt you like to think someone would hand your watch etc in ?

BillytheImpaler · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:40

Bunka said:
Hand it in, if no one claims it within a month or something then you'll probably be given it.

More likey they'll hang onto it for a while then somebody'll pocket it when they go to purge their lost & found.

Nazbit · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:41

I'd go down the hand it in route tbh, if it was you that had lost a watch you would want someone to do the same rather than just keep it for themselves.

R.O.S.S.I · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:42

Raymond Lin said:
Up to a point, finding £1 on the pavement would be finders Keepers. Finding a Purse with £100 in wouldn't be finders keepers.

as for the watch, i am sure if the owner wouldn't mind to have it back.

But where do you draw the line?!

Bunka · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:44

CDj-Rossi said:
But where do you draw the line?!

Depends how drunk you are when you find the purse.

AdamSee · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:45

It was actually me who had it stolen from, I wasn't sure if it could be reported to the police as stealing or not. There's hope that the gym CCTV has picked something up and maybe I could claim back on house insurance if I can't get it back.

The watch:

I'd probably hand something like that back in to the gym - although I can see why others would have taken it.

Gutted

iCraig · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:46

Thats why I don't take expensive watches/jewelry to the gym etc.

Stealing

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