What’s YOUR interpretation of “finders keepers”? A woman in Pennsylvania named Brianna is going viral, because she says she was charged with disorderly conduct after pocketing an abandoned $20 bill.
Back in September, Brianna and her little sister went to Walmart to pick up supplies for a craft night. At self-checkout, Brianna saw a $20 bill that had been left behind by someone else.
Brianna wasn’t following anyone who had just left, and there weren’t any employees around, so she figured, “Oh, it’s my lucky day.'” She pocketed it, and didn’t think much of it.
But about a week later, Brianna got a call from the police. Someone had apparently reported the money missing, the store reviewed their cameras, and the cops were able to track her down.
They told her that in Pennsylvania, if money is left on the ground, or anywhere else, it’s a crime if you take it without making “a reasonable attempt” to find the owner. Then they charged her with a summary offense for disorderly conduct.
She posted an update saying that she got a lawyer to get the charge dismissed, provided she returned the $20, which she did. (She says she initially offered to pay the other person $50 to make all this go away, but at that point, the officer refused to let her off the hook.)
(Here’s her original video, and a follow-up.)
@iamspaghettinoodle and yes, the charge was dropped! s/o to my lawyer and my family and my friends!! #crimetok #charged #fyp #smoothcriminal #crimestory
(Apparently, this “finders keepers” thing IS illegal in Pennsylvania. Other states are much more lax with anything below $100.)
(What do you think would’ve been fair? Personally, regardless of the law, I’m shocked that this officer, and Walmart, would go to these lengths to look through the footage and track her down for a $20 finders keepers.)
(Is Walmart even working this hard to track down ACTUAL thieves and shoplifters? And the police in a lot of places are far too busy to do much about thefts or property damage worth a lot more than $20.)
(BroBible)
