Guest 654- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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you find a £50 note in the street
would you;
1; Hand it to nearest police station
2; Keep it
3; other (name it)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i would do the honest thing, unless no-one was looking of course.
Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Keith,
You want honesty? I would do the same as the person who stole my purse with my unopened wage packet in it - I would keep it. Sorry but it does leave a nasty taste when it happens. I know two wrongs don't make a right but at the time I was dependant on my wages to live for the next week had it not been for my lovely workmates having a whip round for me I don't know what I would have done.
There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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I think if a £50 pound note comes wafting down the street in a force 8 and finds itself under yer foot you should keep it for sure. I would think this comes under the term of treasure and finders keepers etc etc. But if you find a wallet or a purse with ID inside and credit cards and so on it should be handed in as it clearly is the property of an individual.
However society being the way it is now, with hordes chasing out your identity in order to steal the few bob youve got, then it is unfortunate but unlikely that you would get your wallet/purse back as it would be a gifthorse for some. The terms spending and spree comes to mind.
My son and his friends found a purse in the street and it didn't even occur to them not to check out the address inside and return it, direct to the womans door. Again I say that so many young people are misrepresented - my son is 16 and he and his friends are absolutely charming, funny, courteous and engaging and I am proud of them, and of my daughters and their friends.
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Yes, Bern I to have two teenager daughters with lots of friends both male and female aged 15 and 19 and all of them pass through my house on a regular basis. And I can honestly say that they are terrific youngsters who would hand in anything of a personal nature. There are a lot of great kids around.
ColetteB, there are, and we need to celebrate them. There are some challenging young people too, but they are all some mothers sons and daughters - we should cherish them all and celebrate the ones lucky enough to be balanced, centred and safe.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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we can get cynical, but i reckon that 90% of people(at least), would open up a purse or wallet and look for details of the owner.
society has not changed that much.
Guest 648- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I found a purse recently when in a Canterbury shop handed it over straight away.I also received two £5 notes in my change fom a £10 note i quickly said I think you will find you have given me £5 too much.I did receive a mumbled thank you.
Guest 648- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I found a purse recently when in a Canterbury shop handed it over straight away.I also received two £5 notes in my change fom a £10 note i quickly said I think you will find you have given me £5 too much.I did receive a mumbled thank you.
Guest 648- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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