Edmonton man can keep $18,000 stuffed into his post office box - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

Cheese · 10-13-2006, 03:45 PM

Justice Marguerite Trussler of Court of Queen's Bench ruled an Alberta man who found the envelope and turned it over to police should get it back instead of the money staying with the federal government.

Finders Keepers

Soooooo...if you had found the same package....opened it and found the cash, would you have turned it in? Honestly now...what would you do?

troutman · 10-13-2006, 03:49 PM

What's he going to do when the real owner comes looking for his money $? I'm sure they will not be nice people.

jolinar of malkshor · 10-13-2006, 03:58 PM

The only people that send $18,000 cash in the mail are organized crime. I would keep it.

@theCBE · 10-13-2006, 03:59 PM

I would have kept it.

albertGQ · 10-13-2006, 04:00 PM

I wouln't even think twice about it

Two chicks. At the same time.

ken0042 · 10-13-2006, 04:01 PM

Actually that's a good idea for the guy who found it. Most likely it was proceeds of a crime. By reporting it to the police, the criminals aren't going to admit to a crime.

Myself, with it being a courier envelope I would have turned it in. Last thing I'd need is it to be traced and I get asked where the money is.

Flashpoint · 10-13-2006, 04:03 PM

8-ball and a couple nights with a REALLY nice hooker. The rest I would probably waste.

The_Dude · 10-13-2006, 04:08 PM

I wouldn't turn it in. No way. I know 95% of people out there wouldn't return my money to me if I lost it.

Bring_Back_Shantz · 10-13-2006, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor

The only people that send $18,000 cash in the mail are organized crime. I would keep it.

That's not necessarily true. A few years ago my folks were selling their old Yukon to a nice Korean family. The guy told him that they were going to pay half in cash and half by certified cheque. When the guy showed up to pay for it he told my folks that he didn't have time to go to the bank so they brought all cash. TWENTY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!!!!

So let me get this straight.....you didn't have time to go to the bank....so you're gonna give me 26 grand in CASH!

I'm guessing the same people who have $26 grand in cash just sitting around the house are the same kind of people who may be inclined to send cash through the mail.

Rhettzky · 10-13-2006, 04:27 PM

I have a feeling Burton Thomas is going to be getting a house call in a few months.

jolinar of malkshor · 10-13-2006, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz

That's not necessarily true. A few years ago my folks were selling their old Yukon to a nice Korean family. The guy told him that they were going to pay half in cash and half by certified cheque. When the guy showed up to pay for it he told my folks that he didn't have time to go to the bank so they brought all cash. TWENTY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!!!!

So let me get this straight.....you didn't have time to go to the bank....so you're gonna give me 26 grand in CASH!

I'm guessing the same people who have $26 grand in cash just sitting around the house are the same kind of people who may be inclined to send cash through the mail.

Ummmmm......no where did they mail it by regular mail. Much different. How can you compare the two??

Typical CP

jolinar of malkshor · 10-13-2006, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz

I'm guessing the same people who have $26 grand in cash just sitting around the house are the same kind of people who may be inclined to send cash through the mail.

And if they are that stupid...they deserve to loose their money.

Bill Bumface · 10-13-2006, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor

they deserve to loose their money.

As opposed to deserving to tight their money?

Normally I'd let it go, but since you're being a prick anyways...

MJK · 10-13-2006, 06:47 PM

What the hell is there to think about? I would keep it!

Jayems · 10-13-2006, 08:16 PM

umm, yeah.. until you always get a knot in your stomach everytime the doorbell rings, thinking its the righful owner coming to get it back... no matter what it takes.

That would always stick in my mind.

White Doors · 10-13-2006, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by hulkrogan

As opposed to deserving to tight their money?

Normally I'd let it go, but since you're being a prick anyways...

haha

LOVE it

White Doors · 10-13-2006, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by fotze

Ya, he was just telling an interesting story about a car being bought. I would probably be even more right wing than I am if the people that are, weren't such *******s all the time.

Aww.. you love me fotze. you can't hide it.

HOOT · 10-13-2006, 11:48 PM

This would be me:

"I found this open package with $2000 inside....what should I do?"

"Weird how it was suppose to be $18,000, probably the post office skimming"

Hack&Lube · 10-14-2006, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Cheese

Soooooo...if you had found the same package....opened it and found the cash, would you have turned it in? Honestly now...what would you do?

I would have turned it in. $18,000 mysteriously arriving in your mail could be potentially be very dangerous.

Plus now, you can use this case in the future to argue to keep something you find (after turning it in the first place).

Shazam · 10-14-2006, 12:23 AM

I dunno. I once found an empty bottle of tequila and $20 in my pants. I didn't question it.