Youre walking down the street. You find a diamond ring on the floor, a gold chain, a wad of cash, whatever it is you seem to pick up because you are curious and have deemed the item worthy enough to consider picking it up.
Is the item now yours?
Some may argue there is ethical responsibility and moral responsibility to attempt to locate the owner and return the item
But how do you find the rightful owner when you have no idea, how long this item has been there or whom it belongs to?
Do you hand it over the police so now they can take possession of it and auction it off? Because there is no way any police force actually enlists detectives into finding the owners of lost property.
Do you leave it on the floor so someone else picks it up and you?
Note: some places do have actual lost and found kiosks. In these places it is more likely for the owner of the lost product to try and find it.
But other places like the bottom of a river or a sidewalk do not.
Is the item now yours?
Some may argue there is ethical responsibility and moral responsibility to attempt to locate the owner and return the item
But how do you find the rightful owner when you have no idea, how long this item has been there or whom it belongs to?
Do you hand it over the police so now they can take possession of it and auction it off? Because there is no way any police force actually enlists detectives into finding the owners of lost property.
Do you leave it on the floor so someone else picks it up and you?
Note: some places do have actual lost and found kiosks. In these places it is more likely for the owner of the lost product to try and find it.
But other places like the bottom of a river or a sidewalk do not.
