Would you (moral question)

Sash · 24 Jul 2009 at 13:23

Nitefly said:
The real question is, if you accidently damaged a parked car so that there was little aesthetic damage but with a potential huge repair cost, would you leave a note?

I did - I'm just too nice *sob*

Karma may be nice to you.

DreadNiK · 24 Jul 2009 at 13:24

dowie said:
they deserve a criminal record because they are untrustworthy/dishonest people

this is wrong.

In context you can make an argument but as it stands by itself this is utter garbage...

Vonhelmet · 24 Jul 2009 at 13:35

It's clearly theft, as they have dishonestly appropriated someone else's property with an intent to permanently deprive them of it.

To be honest, I'm just baffled as to why they're being allowed to keep half of it.

gillywibble · 24 Jul 2009 at 13:37

I'd blow it all on pizza.

howsertrading · 24 Jul 2009 at 13:57

Found this interesting link related to the article.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8129534.stm

r2d2 · 24 Jul 2009 at 14:01

if you hand it in can you imagine the amount of people who would claim it lol.

I would keep it lol. 30 grand woohoo!

antijoke · 24 Jul 2009 at 14:02

So she is gonna get £15k.

Not a bad outcome.

Guest2 · 24 Jul 2009 at 14:09

If i found someones ticket i might ring them from a payphone and demand a written letter be left somewhere stating i would get X amount of money. If not then the ticket is gonna be burnt

chuck990 · 24 Jul 2009 at 14:10

they had to give the money back? its the idiots fault in the first place for losing it

Vonhelmet · 24 Jul 2009 at 14:16

chuck990 said:
they had to give the money back? its the idiots fault in the first place for losing it

If I lose my car, say, does that make it OK to steal it? No.

Guest2 · 24 Jul 2009 at 14:29

vonhelmet said:
If I lose my car, say, does that make it OK to steal it? No.

"We've lost gorgeous george" style

EvilOne · 24 Jul 2009 at 14:35

speaking of lost/found anyone found my blackbury, not sure where i missplaced it

dowie · 24 Jul 2009 at 16:01

DreadNiK said:
this is wrong.

In context you can make an argument but as it stands by itself this is utter garbage...

nope I'm afraid it is completely right

what they did was fraudulent & dishonest

Sin_Chase · 24 Jul 2009 at 16:22

I would keep it, claim it and if they went after me I would tell them where to put it.

Or spend half on a good lawyer and at least walk away with 15k

No proof of ownership on the ticket so /shrug.

GreatAuk · 24 Jul 2009 at 16:38

tbh, if it was on the floor and not obvious whose it was then I would certainly consider keeping it.
If I saw someone drop it, I would hand it back, but as has already been said, if it is just blowing around outside, why not keep it?

.Kencs · 24 Jul 2009 at 16:43

If i had found it on the floor in the street, without no-way of knowing who's it was, I would keep it...I think anyone would, greed would also take over and play a part, but I think a lot would keep it...

dowie · 24 Jul 2009 at 19:37

I wonder if people would think differently if it was a 30k engagement ring or say 30k in cash.

SexyGreyFox · 24 Jul 2009 at 19:54

I haven't got time to read all through the thread but even the couples Solicitor said they were in the wrong and the saying 'Finders keepers losers weepers' is a load of bull and it's theft.

If I lost my ticket I could easily prove that I have had the same numbers from day one of the lottery like most people have and it must have been the same for the woman who lost it.

I was originally on the side of 'finders keepers' but then I thought about what if I left a briefcase with £1000 in it or I left my Les Paul on a pub car park - would I expect to get them back? - of course I would.