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Whatever happened to ‘finders/keepers’?

An older guy in WalMart found $30 on the floor and kept it. Apparently in a city where 5 officers have been fired for misuse of Flock cameras and 23 homicides, finding him was deemed a good use of police resources. They put this guy into the same category as finding the perps of aggravated assaults, shoplifting, terrorist acts and threats, and shootings.

I always figured finders/keepers was an analog to the five second rule. If you pick it up and no one says anything in five seconds, it’s yours. If you decide not to turn it in, that’s your business.

But the police referred to the person who dropped the money as a ‘victim’ instead of a dumbass. A victim would be if a guy took the money out of a pocket or purse and/or deliberately stole the cash.

He ended up giving it back, probably because of all of the bruhaha along with threats from a probable Karen threatening him with charges that the clowns that call themselves cops in this town would gladly take forward.

The Albany GA police are rightfully getting shellacked in the comments of every posting at this point. And we’re supposed to trust them with guns and Flock cameras?

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8 responses to “Whatever happened to ‘finders/keepers’?”

  1. boneman1959 Avatar
    boneman1959

    Wow. This is the kind of “crime” a melanin-enriched “Chief” chooses to pursue?

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  2. Rich Avatar
    Rich

    No doubt the chief is
    A: lib
    B: Lesbo
    C: all of the above

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  3. TRoy Avatar
    TRoy

    But, hey- it’s easier than handling real problems. Kinda reminds me of school administrators that raked kids over the coals for being in possession of a cough drop or Tylenol because of zero tolerance policies. These same type of officials are nowhere to be found when stuff gets real. Everybody wants to be a hero until it’s time to do hero shit.

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  4. Anton Avatar
    Anton

    It’s a nice gesture if you see someone drop money (as was the case here, the guy actually SAW the money dropped) to mention it.

    Georgia has a law (Title 16. Crimes and Offenses § 16-8-6) that if you see property ‘mislaid’, then pick it up and don’t take reasonable action to return the property it is a theft. It would be a misdemeanor in this case by the book, ridiculous as it is to waste police time.

    With no one around $30 it’s finders keepers. What if you found $100? What about $1,000 in an envelope? There’s the principle of it, especially if he saw it happen. What amount is not absurd enough to look for an owner or give to customer service?

    To me losing $30 is still significant. Then again, I’m a dumbass who has on occasion fumbled a bill or two at a check out line and someone’s been nice enough to let me know. Same with cashiers who hand back the extra $20 when they’re stuck together. I like living in a small town with honest people so the police don’t have to be involved.

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    1. Midwest Chick Avatar
      Midwest Chick

      Anton–I believe there is some question as to whether the guy knew where the money came from. Once he heard about the bruhaha, he gave it back. I think the person losing the money went overboard and was abetted by the cops.

  5. steves6 Avatar
    steves6

    I’m guessing the original money owner lost it when she pulled her phone out of her yoga pants where it was kept with the money.

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  6. Gerry Avatar
    Gerry

    Na na na na na na na na na na na na
    Flock Man!
    Da da da da da da da da da da da da
    Flock Man!

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  7. John Albertson Avatar
    John Albertson

    That poor bastard got royally flocked.

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