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Civic honesty around the globe

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209 points ojosilva | 1 comments | 20 Jun 19 19:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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jeremydeanlakey ◴[20 Jun 19 20:22 UTC] No.20236944[source]▶
At first I thought it was counterintuitive.

But after self-reflection, I'm more likely to report it if it did have money.

If it had money, I'd feel an obligation to protect it and return it to the owner. If it didn't, I'd feel more like it's their problem.

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stronglikedan ◴[20 Jun 19 20:32 UTC] No.20237046[source]▶
I'd be more inclined to turn in a wallet with an ID, regardless of whether it contained any money. Those things are a PITA to replace!
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1. krzyk ◴[21 Jun 19 07:09 UTC] No.20240541[source]▶
But most sane persons will block their ID and make a new one as soon as they see they lost it.

Without it someone could get a credit based on this ID and you wouldn't have a strong case in court that you didn't take it.