俗語說:地上撿到寶,問天問地攞唔到,英文也有一版本『finders keepers, losers weepers』,這樣說英國人也認同這番話?地上撿到錢不歸還,也是天公地道囉!
良知?道德?
近日一則新聞報導,一名6歲的小孩在英國連鎖玩具店Smyth’s Toys遺失了一筆£60的現金,這£60是他從家人中收到聖誕禮物,本來打算到店內花掉這錢,買自己喜歡的玩具,但不慎掉失了。現金掉失後,孩子很緊張的到處尋找,但卻沒法找到。於是店員翻查閉路電視,得知原來一名男子在地上撿到這筆£60的現金後,離開了店,沒有把錢交出來。
行為上是不是沒有良知或道德,我不評論,但這行為的確是犯了法!在英國法律上,任何人在任何場所撿到不屬於自己的東西和現金,即屬違法,可被視為盗竊行為,是刑事罪。當然,上述新聞的男子也不能幸免,這事件已交由警方處理,警方已將印有該男子樣貌的尋人告示到處張貼和傳播,希望把男子找出來談談。
警方的做法
雖然經常說違法、盗竊、刑事罪,但英國的警察都是喜歡大事化小,也給罪犯一個改過自新的機會,就以上的事件,只要這名男子承認並表示他不是故意的,而且願意把錢交還給物主,不一定被落案定罪。
當然,每位警員或老闆做法不一樣,有人曾經被起訴落案盗竊,也有人因工作時間撿拾不屬於自己的零錢(10p)而被解僱。所以各位還是誠實交出撿獲的東西和現金,你可以交給:
- 商店
- 交給店內職員
- 商場
- 交給客戶服務部
- 街上、行人路上
- 拿到最近的警察局
- 自動櫃員機
- 不要動也不能拿走
- 櫃員機會自動把錢收回去
- 如果在工作崗位的場所內
- 交給經理 或 客戶服務部
無人認領,可據為己有嗎?
交給警方的現金,如無人認領,拾獲者的確是有權認領和拿走該筆現金。只要28天內原物主認領,你將可以向警方要求領走。因此建議大家把拾獲的現金交給警局時,詢問一下警員,確認一下是否28日內沒有人認領便可拿走。

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