Stolen "Champ" wings located...from 23,000 feet!!

If you find one fender, and you take it, you've stolen it.

BS

"BTIZ" wrote in news:7tdCb.3840$m83.1342
@fed1read01:


If you find one fender, and you take it, you've stolen it.

BS




Years ago I lost my dog (he was a champion fence jumper grin). I ended
up getting a call from someone who found the dog allegedly on there way
through town, called me from 80 mile away, and said come get the dog.

I drove the 80 miles, and the person never showed up. I went to the police
station, and to officer told me that I had no complaint since if someone
finds a dog wandering around and picks it up, they are doing a public
service and can keep it if they want too.

Morally, you are correct, legally, I believe not.

--
ET


"A common mistake people make when trying to design something
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
fools."---- Douglas Adams

"ET" wrote in message
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"BTIZ" wrote in news:7tdCb.3840$m83.1342
@fed1read01:


If you find one fender, and you take it, you've stolen it.

BS


Years ago I lost my dog (he was a champion fence jumper grin). I ended
up getting a call from someone who found the dog allegedly on there way
through town, called me from 80 mile away, and said come get the dog.

I drove the 80 miles, and the person never showed up. I went to the
police
station, and to officer told me that I had no complaint since if someone
finds a dog wandering around and picks it up, they are doing a public
service and can keep it if they want too.

Morally, you are correct, legally, I believe not.
Sounds a bit like the UK law, with regards to poaching. If you hit a
pheasant on the road, stop and pick it up, you have broken the law, and
stolen the bird. However if a following driver picks it up, it is legal.

Best Wishes

ET wrote in message .. .
I drove the 80 miles, and the person never showed up. I went to the police
station, and to officer told me that I had no complaint since if someone
finds a dog wandering around and picks it up, they are doing a public
service and can keep it if they want too.

That's not true. The officer didn't know the applicable laws (very
likely), and/or didn't want to bother dealing with your problem (also
very likely).