There are already ample legal incentives against receiving stolen property. If a potential criminal record hasn't convinced OP to absolve himself of responsibility, then 120 bucks will do nothing as well.
Generally speaking, laws are used as incentives to encourage people to conform to society's morals. So as a matter of fact, I've already put up money to incentivize the OP in the form of taxes.
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Originally Posted by Robert Minneman
I'm entertained by all the "moral high roaders" here that are willing to pontificate endlessly about doing the right thing, but are unwilling to donate to the cause of getting that "right thing done".
We've established that Amazon doesn't care about the device.
It's been established that the crime is actually ambiguous: He goods a device from another private party. He received the goods more or less as advertised. How do we know that the device was stolen by the person it was purchased from, etc., etc.?
Yet the "insufferably self-righteous [language edited by moderation team]" on the board still insist he get law enforcement involved. At this point just the inconvenience of doing so, regardless of "rightness/wrongness" factor of the situation should warrant them putting some cash towards that effort:
He's going to have to spend time (and time = money) reporting it to the police.
He's going to have to drive (and driving costs gas and time, and both = money) to file this report, and deliver the device.
He's ALREADY out 120 bucks, how much more in the hole do you want this poor bastard to go?
C'mon, advice and preaching being as free as they are, sure seems a cheap investment in proving how moral you are.
Again, put up or shut up, or are your morals only worth the bits they're displayed with?
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