Never give money to the police
Down on her luck waitress gets a tip to the tune of $12K. Thinking it may have been a mistake, she calls the cops. They take the money and, after some time goes by, refuse to give it back. Because it may be drug money. I suppose it hinges on if you believe that was really a tip or it came from two really stupid drug buyers.
April 5th, 2012 at 9:49 am
Bastards.
April 5th, 2012 at 9:57 am
Next time she’ll keep her mouth shut and keep the money.
April 5th, 2012 at 10:14 am
I don’t think this is a down on her luck waitress. I think she is an utter moron who probably has left a trail of well intentioned but poor decisions. This money was left to her. She clearly has a good conscience and feels that it may be(probably was) a mistake. She could have kept the money for a reasonable time to see if the people came back for it. Why would she give it to the police. She didn’t steal it or do anything illegal to get it. She doesn’t know who the rightful owner is. She can make an effort to find out and hold it for a while, “just in case”. She could have notified the police about it and told them it was a large sum of money which she would be willing to return to the rightful owners if they could identify it and knew how much it was. But, why would she give it to the police. No one is any more entitled to it than she is.