What would you do?

[flairon]

There was a story today of a guy that spent 3 days in the surf with a metal detector looking for random stuff. He finds a $7,000 diamond wedding ring and gives it back. What would you do?

[ljimd]

I would probably give it back then whine about being a dummy.

[Atropa]

Give it back, whatever it is worth in cash to me it is bound to be priceless for someone else.

[crupiea]

How did he know who it belonged to?

If there was a lady standing there crying obviously i would give it back.

[flairon]

From what the story says, a KY couple came down here, she lost her ring in the surf. They apparently hired this guy, but they didn't sit there and watch him. He could have easily found it, put it in his pocket and said 'nope..didnt find it'...then got paid an had a 7k ring to boot.

I think I would have given it back. If nothing else for the karma. I'm probably running a karma deficit anyway

[whatevergirl]

Knowing the full story, of course I’d give it back!

[ljimd]

From what the story says, a KY couple came down here, she lost her ring in the surf. They apparently hired this guy, but they didn't sit there and watch him. He could have easily found it, put it in his pocket and said 'nope..didnt find it'...then got paid an had a 7k ring to boot.

Ahhh....now the rest of the story. In that case, yes, I would have given it back sans the whining.

[Old-Time-Lifter]

There's a word for being hired to find something, then finding it and pocketing it...... it's call "THEFT"

[Rdez]

There's a word for being hired to find something, then finding it and pocketing it...... it's call "THEFT"

Exactly.

Plus, once he got busted, that would sure ruin his future business opportunities with this kind of work. Now he's go free publicity that's worth more than $7,000 dollars.

[cozener]

Well yeah, if I was hired to find it of course I'd give it back. Honestly, I wouldn't have even thought to keep it after taking money to find it. And, of course, as Crup said, if there's some distraught chick looking for her ring 50 yards away from me and I find it I'd certainly give it back.

That said, had I not been hired to find something and I happened across anything valuable washed up on the beach or I found it while snorkeling I'm not going to post "found" posters and put ads in the paper. I would sooo keep it. Too much romance surrounding a situation like that not to keep it...the sea giving up it's treasures and what not. I mean, how pimp would it be to come home from a nice dive, get down on one knee in front of your wife, ask her to marry you again and present this phattie ring that Poseidon himself bestowed upon you.

[Wayne Evans]

No brainer from my perspective....

I would take absolutely no pleasure in keeping the ring.
On the other hand...I would take great pleasure seeing the joy on the faces of my client.
Whatever one decides in this case is a reflection of personal character and integrity.

Carry on....

[Iceman1800]

I may be naive but I think almost everyone would make the attempt to find the owner of something like that even if they weren't hired to find it.

[Dave76]

I may be naive but I think almost everyone would make the attempt to find the owner of something like that even if they weren't hired to find it.

Realizing that the task might be impossible, I'd make a full faith effort to find the owner. Look in the lost and found in the paper, look on local utility poles for posters, etc. The ring is a treasure to someone and I'd like to get it back to them if I could.

[Mr. Furious]

Sure wish that guy was around when I went swimming with my car keys in my trunks. I imagine they're still at the bottom of that lake.

[DEEDAY0699]

Nice thing to do would be to give it back... But lets say i was walking the beach an found the ring not knowing who's ring it was.. Then yea I probably would have keep it and gave it to my wife... But, If somebody hired me to find it then yes give it back...

[Brackneyc]

I lost some cheap sunglasses in the surf at VA Beach. Was mad at myself for not leaving them on the beach. Probably still out there.

[Corbi]

There's a word for being hired to find something, then finding it and pocketing it...... it's call "THEFT"

^^^This! He was hired to do a job and if he had done anything other than give the rightful owner the ring back, he would deserve a decent stint in the county jail.