• Cash run sparked on Texas highway as Brinks armored truck spills cash; people stop to pick it up and
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[url]http://globalnews.ca/news/1936226/watch-armoured-truck-accidentally-opens-spills-cash-on-highway/[/url] [quote=Global]Sometimes you just get lucky on your afternoon commute. Maybe you get a green light at every intersection, or your favourite song comes on the radio. Or maybe an armoured truck accidentally opens and spills cash all over the highway. Ok, that’s not exactly common (or strictly speaking, legal – more on that in a moment). But it was a reality for drivers on Interstate 20 near Weatherford, Texas this past Friday. Weatherford Police say they started getting calls around 3:00 p.m. saying drivers were stopping along I-20 to scoop up handfuls of cash, a scene captured on cellphone video by a driver who happened to be on the interstate at the time.[/quote]
I'd do it.
It's free money. Who wouldn't? Plus good luck to that police department trying to recover the money, once it circulates, it's essentially gone.
I wonder if any brawls broke out over money.
[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;47520622]It's free money. Who wouldn't? Plus good luck to that police department trying to recover the money, once it circulates, it's essentially gone.[/QUOTE] When does it become free money? It still belongs to brink.
[QUOTE=Snapster;47520891]When does it become free money? It still belongs to brink.[/QUOTE] It becomes free money when it's circulated. Even if you were to track it down to who it was paid to, you'd be hard-pressed telling those people that the hard-earned money that they have in their pockets actually belongs to some bank because some rascal took it from them in a moment of carelessness.
Brink could probably track the serial numbers, but that's essentially useless until the money hits a bank again. And that won't tell them who stole the money.
[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;47520622]It's free money. Who wouldn't? Plus good luck to that police department trying to recover the money, once it circulates, it's essentially gone.[/QUOTE] The people which picked it up were caught on cellphone cams and they can be sued for the money or prosecuted for theft even if they do not get the money itself back.
[QUOTE=deadoon;47520936]The people which picked it up were caught on cellphone cams and they can be sued for the money or prosecuted for theft even if they do not get the money itself back.[/QUOTE] A vertical cell phone video. They might have luck catching one or two, but that'd be about it.
[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;47520951]A vertical cell phone video. They might have luck catching one or two, but that'd be about it.[/QUOTE] I think I saw 3 or 4 plates in the video (I assume the original video is HD so they are legible). However, most of those cars were not positioned in a way it would be seen. Plus, going by faces alone is hard due to resolution limitations and realistically, I'm sure not every single person was local to the area. I'm going to say that its mostly going to be a loss.
[QUOTE=Snapster;47520891]When does it become free money? It still belongs to brink.[/QUOTE] It doesn't belong to Brinks. Brinks is a security contractor that carries other people's money. Most likely, that money actually belongs to a large retailer or a bank.
[QUOTE=BFG9000;47520907]It becomes free money when it's circulated.[/QUOTE] It becomes untraceable money when it's circulated. That doesn't make it 'free money', it's still stolen. And yeah, actually, in most countries [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possession_of_stolen_goods]law says[/url] that if you track down stolen goods you can get them back. Successfully committing theft, or getting duped by a thief, does not make you the rightful owner.
[QUOTE=catbarf;47521135]It becomes untraceable money when it's circulated. That doesn't make it 'free money', it's still stolen. And yeah, actually, in most countries [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possession_of_stolen_goods]law says[/url] that if you track down stolen goods you can get them back. Successfully committing theft, or getting duped by a thief, does not make you the rightful owner.[/QUOTE] I don't know why he got rated disagree. He's spot on. And in the case of stolen merchandise retailers can actually collect civil demand for up to x4 times the cost of stolen property. There are a lot of laws in place to protect people from being victims of theft but they vary by State but cash theft is a serious crime anywhere.
[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;47521257]I don't know why he got rated disagree. He's spot on. And in the case of stolen merchandise retailers can actually collect civil demand for up to x4 times the cost of stolen property. There are a lot of laws in place to protect people from being victims of theft but they vary by State but cash theft is a serious crime anywhere.[/QUOTE] i disagreed with [quote]Successfully committing theft, or getting duped by a thief, does not make you the rightful owner.[/quote] because ownership is subjective and relative
With mob mentality it's not surprising. Just goes to show your neighbor would rob you blind if he thought he would get away with it.
[QUOTE=H8Entitlement;47521284]With mob mentality it's not surprising. Just goes to show your neighbor would rob you blind if he thought he would get away with it.[/QUOTE] not quite the same, you know your neighbor as a person, you don't know the security company personally
[QUOTE=NixNax123;47521283]i disagreed with because ownership is subjective and relative[/QUOTE] Substitute "lawful" for "rightful." What he meant was clear and you are arguing petty semantics.
[QUOTE=GeneralSpecific;47521132]It doesn't belong to Brinks. Brinks is a security contractor that carries other people's money. Most likely, that money actually belongs to a large retailer or a bank.[/QUOTE] That money does belong to brinks because they are the ones that are gonna have to repay it back to those companies they are transporting for.
[QUOTE=Snapster;47521363]That money does belong to brinks because they are the ones that are gonna have to repay it back to those companies they are transporting for.[/QUOTE] No, Brinks' insurance will be the one who writes those checks.
Finder's keepers.
[QUOTE=catbarf;47521135]It becomes untraceable money when it's circulated. That doesn't make it 'free money', it's still stolen. And yeah, actually, in most countries [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possession_of_stolen_goods]law says[/url] that if you track down stolen goods you can get them back. Successfully committing theft, or getting duped by a thief, does not make you the rightful owner.[/QUOTE] So what you're telling me is if one of the guys bought a big screen TV from me over craigslist and he paid me 500 dollars cash for it, and then some government guys manage to track me down and say that the money isn't mine, and that I have to give it back, that I should? Fuck that, it's my money now, making me give up the money is equivalent to letting the other guy get away with stealing my TV.
I'd bloody well take some for myself.
[QUOTE=Snapster;47521363]That money does belong to brinks because they are the ones that are gonna have to repay it back to those companies they are transporting for.[/QUOTE] That's the opposite of ownership. The people who own the money own the money and because Brinks has lost it they're going to need to pay it back. If it was Brink's own money they wouldn't have to pay anyone, they'd just need to accept the loss and deal with it.
[QUOTE=BFG9000;47521696]So what you're telling me is if one of the guys bought a big screen TV from me over craigslist and he paid me 500 dollars cash for it, and then some government guys manage to track me down and say that the money isn't mine, and that I have to give it back, that I should? Fuck that, it's my money now, making me give up the money is equivalent to letting the other guy get away with stealing my TV.[/QUOTE] That problem is much less likely to happen with stolen currency than it is with counterfeit currency.
[QUOTE=BFG9000;47521696]So what you're telling me is if one of the guys bought a big screen TV from me over craigslist and he paid me 500 dollars cash for it, and then some government guys manage to track me down and say that the money isn't mine, and that I have to give it back, that I should? Fuck that, it's my money now, making me give up the money is equivalent to letting the other guy get away with stealing my TV.[/QUOTE] They'd likely track him down for paying with stolen money, and you'd get the TV back. I'm not sure what'd happen if they couldn't track him down, though.
[QUOTE=BFG9000;47521696]So what you're telling me is if one of the guys bought a big screen TV from me over craigslist and he paid me 500 dollars cash for it, and then some government guys manage to track me down and say that the money isn't mine, and that I have to give it back, that I should? Fuck that, it's my money now, making me give up the money is equivalent to letting the other guy get away with stealing my TV.[/QUOTE] If you could prove that you did not knowingly receive stolen currency, you might be eligible for remuneration. You would not be without recourse in such a situation.
[QUOTE=Paramud;47521723]That's the opposite of ownership. The people who own the money own the money and because Brinks has lost it they're going to need to pay it back. If it was Brink's own money they wouldn't have to pay anyone, they'd just need to accept the loss and deal with it.[/QUOTE] Oh no, a billion-dollar company has to pay a couple grand. That's a drop in the water, their shareholders will live. If they don't, they can piss right off and sell their shares for all they care.
Could be worse, they were only twenty bills as far as I know, and some were destroyed. I doubt this could cause any substantial inflation. Cash scoopers did nothing wrong.
1. scoop up a thousand dollars 2. drive to the police station 3. give them 225 dollars that you "found in a bush by the side of the highway near the truck" 4. you are now 775 dollars richer with no police scent on you :^)
[QUOTE=NixNax123;47521283]i disagreed with because ownership is subjective and relative[/QUOTE] Do I really need to specify that 'rightful owner' means 'legal owner' in case people want to pull out their freshman year philosophy textbook? [QUOTE=Scot;47521416]Finder's keepers.[/QUOTE] if you drop your wallet on the ground and I snatch it before you pick it up it's not 'finder's keepers' what am I even reading are you guys seriously trying to bend over backwards to justify people stealing money from the scene of an accident
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