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Old 04-29-2010, 01:33 PM   #47
dmaul111478
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Originally Posted by dmikov View Post
So the journalist got his door smashed in and computers confiscated, because you don't think the finder did reasonable effort?
It's not his job to search for owner full time, so I think it's pretty reasonable to call service desk to locate the owner of the phone. How for god sake will police know better who the phone belongs to or the bar owner, then the customer support? Situation is shady I admit, but calling it a crime.. you have to really not have a sense of proportion.
Are you really saying that anybody who ever found anything in CA and didn't turn it to police is a criminal and can be prosecuted? Is CA police is Lost and Found department filled with beach balls, cell phones and lighters?

That is the law a lot of places. Say you find a wallet in target and take it (and the money in it) rather than taking it to Customer Service. You could be charged with a crime if you somehow got caught.

Now that doesn't mean how this case handled was right at all, with the kicking down of the door etc. It was a clear excessive use of force etc.
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