▲ 310 ▼ Cops get paid 6 figures for this (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 week ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world 64 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 20 points 1 week ago (2 children) The staff just takes it if you turn in it. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago My son went to turn in $5 he found at Freddy's, the girl said " honey, you're so sweet, you just keep it." permalink fedilink source parent [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) In theory (TM), you're supposed to turn it in and they're supposed to hold it until the owner comes back and reports they lost it there, at which point they'd go over the footage and find out what happened to it. I suspect that this sequence of events is exactly what led to this investigation. I'd bet 95% of the time it goes the way you suggest, though; who checks their wallet before and after every address they visit? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Initech_vs_Initrode@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) When I was a kid, I found money on the floor in a supermarket. I showed my mother and she said to turn it in at the service desk. I did, and gave my name. Some time later, I checked in with them. Nobody had claimed the money and they gave it to me. I guess I just grew up in an honest area. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 child) That and it wasn't a megacorp supermarket like Wal-Mart, who almost certainly would've disappeared the money in short order. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) The mega corp isn’t interested in disappearing money from people. The cash won’t balance if you inject new, and even with overages they are usually looked into and at a minimum need an explanation attached. Employees will definitely disappear the money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) That's a false dichotomy. You highlight but simultaneously forget that "Found cash on the floor" is a full explanation attached. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) I wasn’t commenting on that part, just the implication that a megacorp would steal money turned in. Megacorps are pretty evil, but that’s too much paperwork for them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago Enthusiastically disagree. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago My son went to turn in $5 he found at Freddy's, the girl said " honey, you're so sweet, you just keep it." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) In theory (TM), you're supposed to turn it in and they're supposed to hold it until the owner comes back and reports they lost it there, at which point they'd go over the footage and find out what happened to it. I suspect that this sequence of events is exactly what led to this investigation. I'd bet 95% of the time it goes the way you suggest, though; who checks their wallet before and after every address they visit? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Initech_vs_Initrode@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) When I was a kid, I found money on the floor in a supermarket. I showed my mother and she said to turn it in at the service desk. I did, and gave my name. Some time later, I checked in with them. Nobody had claimed the money and they gave it to me. I guess I just grew up in an honest area. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 child) That and it wasn't a megacorp supermarket like Wal-Mart, who almost certainly would've disappeared the money in short order. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) The mega corp isn’t interested in disappearing money from people. The cash won’t balance if you inject new, and even with overages they are usually looked into and at a minimum need an explanation attached. Employees will definitely disappear the money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) That's a false dichotomy. You highlight but simultaneously forget that "Found cash on the floor" is a full explanation attached. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) I wasn’t commenting on that part, just the implication that a megacorp would steal money turned in. Megacorps are pretty evil, but that’s too much paperwork for them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago Enthusiastically disagree. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Initech_vs_Initrode@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) When I was a kid, I found money on the floor in a supermarket. I showed my mother and she said to turn it in at the service desk. I did, and gave my name. Some time later, I checked in with them. Nobody had claimed the money and they gave it to me. I guess I just grew up in an honest area. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 child) That and it wasn't a megacorp supermarket like Wal-Mart, who almost certainly would've disappeared the money in short order. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) The mega corp isn’t interested in disappearing money from people. The cash won’t balance if you inject new, and even with overages they are usually looked into and at a minimum need an explanation attached. Employees will definitely disappear the money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) That's a false dichotomy. You highlight but simultaneously forget that "Found cash on the floor" is a full explanation attached. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) I wasn’t commenting on that part, just the implication that a megacorp would steal money turned in. Megacorps are pretty evil, but that’s too much paperwork for them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago Enthusiastically disagree. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 child) That and it wasn't a megacorp supermarket like Wal-Mart, who almost certainly would've disappeared the money in short order. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) The mega corp isn’t interested in disappearing money from people. The cash won’t balance if you inject new, and even with overages they are usually looked into and at a minimum need an explanation attached. Employees will definitely disappear the money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) That's a false dichotomy. You highlight but simultaneously forget that "Found cash on the floor" is a full explanation attached. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) I wasn’t commenting on that part, just the implication that a megacorp would steal money turned in. Megacorps are pretty evil, but that’s too much paperwork for them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago Enthusiastically disagree. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) The mega corp isn’t interested in disappearing money from people. The cash won’t balance if you inject new, and even with overages they are usually looked into and at a minimum need an explanation attached. Employees will definitely disappear the money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) That's a false dichotomy. You highlight but simultaneously forget that "Found cash on the floor" is a full explanation attached. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) I wasn’t commenting on that part, just the implication that a megacorp would steal money turned in. Megacorps are pretty evil, but that’s too much paperwork for them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago Enthusiastically disagree. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) That's a false dichotomy. You highlight but simultaneously forget that "Found cash on the floor" is a full explanation attached. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) I wasn’t commenting on that part, just the implication that a megacorp would steal money turned in. Megacorps are pretty evil, but that’s too much paperwork for them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago Enthusiastically disagree. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) I wasn’t commenting on that part, just the implication that a megacorp would steal money turned in. Megacorps are pretty evil, but that’s too much paperwork for them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago Enthusiastically disagree. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago Enthusiastically disagree. permalink fedilink source parent
