Dallas keeps $2,000 found by honest teen - Page 3

buzzcutt2 · 05-13-2011, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Apoc

Whats your fucking point? What gives the city more right to the money than the girl has?

The city has more lawyers and more corrupt politicians to pay.

Apoc · 05-12-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

It says the police and the bank tried for 3 months to find the owner......What else do you want them to do? .

Give the money to the girl who fucking found it. It may not belong to her, but it sure as fuck doesn't belong to the city.

Trip · 05-12-2011, 12:29 PM

They should give her one of the auction cars. That's what she wants, give her a car.

defector · 05-12-2011, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

They should give her one of the auction cars. That's what she wants, give her a car.

Sounds feasible.

Gas Man · 05-12-2011, 12:51 PM

Bottom line she did the right thing.

The bank & city did the right thing.

Till the city decided it was better for them to just keep it under a "new policy". I sure hope the local press is all over the city because of this. Complete horseshit.

Adeptus_Minor · 05-12-2011, 12:58 PM

See, this is why honesty and selflessness are in such short supply today.
It would be nice to think that doing the right thing is its own reward, but that little feeling of satisfaction only goes so far.
There has to be a tangible reward now and then or we forget why it's supposed to feel good.

But, you know, this was a valuable lesson to that young lady.
She'll be reminded of it several years down the road when she busts her ass on some project at work and gets a cheap print shop award to hang in her cubicle...while her boss gets a nice fat bonus for delivering the project on time and under budget.

fasternyou929 · 05-12-2011, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

See, this is why honesty and selflessness are in such short supply today.
It would be nice to think that doing the right thing is its own reward, but that little feeling of satisfaction only goes so far.
There has to be a tangible reward now and then or we forget why it's supposed to feel good.

Exactly, and had the original owner claimed the money there's no doubt she would get a huge level of satisfaction from knowing she made it happen.

But now someone else has decided to keep it (and had to change the rules to do so) and she'll feel jaded. I'm sure $2000 is going to make a HUGE difference in Dallas' budget, too. Yay for shortsightedness!

OneSickPsycho · 05-12-2011, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by EpyonXero

The issue is that the city decided to keep it instead of givving it to the finder like they said they would.

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Originally Posted by fasternyou929

Exactly, and had the original owner claimed the money there's no doubt she would get a huge level of satisfaction from knowing she made it happen.

But now someone else has decided to keep it (and had to change the rules to do so) and she'll feel jaded. I'm sure $2000 is going to make a HUGE difference in Dallas' budget, too. Yay for shortsightedness!

Yes, I'm sure the city passed a law over the course of the three months it took to find the person who lost $2k... just so they could absorb that money.

If you look up the story again, you'll see that the law was actually put into use in 2009, it's being thrown out because it contradicts state law, and they will be giving her the money... and $5,500 the police association raised for her...

http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/a...allas-pol.html

Nope, that can't be right though... it's gotta be some conspiracy to fuck over a 15-year old girl out of $2k she found in a parking lot.

Adeptus_Minor · 05-12-2011, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

and they will be giving her the money... and $5,500 the police association raised for her...

Ok, that makes me feel better.

fasternyou929 · 05-12-2011, 04:30 PM

I said rule, not law, and it's pretty easy to change a "policy" just because someone wants to. Glad you had time to look up more information, I just commented on the post.

Good to hear they're doing the right thing.

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Adeptus_Minor Hopster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin, TX Moto: 2009 Buell 1125R Posts: 4,743	See, this is why honesty and selflessness are in such short supply today. It would be nice to think that doing the right thing is its own reward, but that little feeling of satisfaction only goes so far. There has to be a tangible reward now and then or we forget why it's supposed to feel good. But, you know, this was a valuable lesson to that young lady. She'll be reminded of it several years down the road when she busts her ass on some project at work and gets a cheap print shop award to hang in her cubicle...while her boss gets a nice fat bonus for delivering the project on time and under budget. __________________ “Well, obviously before; after was all gendarmes and dick stitches.” Last edited by Adeptus_Minor; 05-12-2011 at 01:02 PM..

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Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	They should give her one of the auction cars. That's what she wants, give her a car.

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Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Bottom line she did the right thing. The bank & city did the right thing. Till the city decided it was better for them to just keep it under a "new policy". I sure hope the local press is all over the city because of this. Complete horseshit.

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fasternyou929 SFL Expatriate #2 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Moto: CBR1000 Posts: 2,043	I said rule, not law, and it's pretty easy to change a "policy" just because someone wants to. Glad you had time to look up more information, I just commented on the post. Good to hear they're doing the right thing.