Ring Theft

[DesignFox]

<snip>... unless there is identification attacked to the money designating a single owner, finding the original owner of said money is going to be borderline impossible. That's why in small dollar amounts, most police adopt a "finder's keeper's" policy, because tracking it down is not worth the resources.

(that said, if ID can be attached to the money, regardless of the amount, it can still be considered theft)

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*cough cough*

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This is nothing like finding a random bill on the ground. Afterall, if there aren't any people around, there really isn't any way of identifying who owns that single dollar bill or coin.

But if you can identify who it belongs to, or you see someone drop it, you certainly have an obligation to return it (or at least attempt to).

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I think everyone agrees with you Lordlunder. Hence why they keep bringing up the comparison. Most of us consider *this* theft because the ring is often unique, often sentimental, and likely identifiable. This bitch had no right to just scoop it up like a vulture and go sell it. Whereas with money, it's kind of a gray area. Is anyone else around? Is it a large lump sum that someone would be able to quote as having lost? Is it inside of a wallet or purse? Is it somehow associated with a person's ID card or did you see them drop it? If you can answer no to those questions, chances are the original owner will not be found- so most of us think it's OK to keep the money.