Respect-worthy, or Idiotic?

The Rev · 06-10-2011, 11:06 AM

Is this dude an honest and respectable citizen for what he did, or a total fucking moron?

Chicago-area man returns bag with $17K in cash - Yahoo! News

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ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. – Robert Adams craved an ice-cold drink after finishing his shift on a sweltering workday, but not having enough money to buy the burrito he also wanted left him with two obvious choices: Stop at the ATM, or find a bag containing more than $17,000 in cash.

"I wanted to get a large horchata, which is almost like a rice or coconut milk," Adams told the Daily Herald (Arlington Heights) for a story published Wednesday. "I would have grabbed a chorizo burrito, too, but I didn't have enough money."

That changed Monday when the Chicago-area man stood at a Chase ATM in Rolling Meadows, looked down and discovered on the sidewalk near a newspaper box a clear plastic bag containing receipts, checks and $17,021 in cash — mostly $20 and $100 bills bound by a rubber band.

"I see this plastic bag. It's clear plastic and it's half full of money," Adams said. "I figure this is a joke. Somebody took some napkins and made it look like money. This has to be a setup. People are going to look at me and start laughing."
Adams said he never had the urge to keep any of the money.

"It's not my money. I shouldn't take it. I don't care if you put another zero on there, I wasn't raised to take money that isn't mine," said Adams, a 54-year-old single man who lives in Arlington Heights and credits his deceased parents for teaching him right from wrong. "If I saw you drop it, I'd say, `Excuse me, sir. I think you dropped something.'"
The word "Chase" was printed on the bag, so Adams carried it inside the nearby branch.

"I walk up to the teller and say, `I think you might have left this outside,'" said Adams, figuring an employee left it behind after restocking the ATM. But employees told him the machine is filled from inside and the money didn't belong to the bank.

Adams then called police, who along with bank officials later determined the money was meant for an ATM in Midlothian and had been under the care of Loomis, an armored truck company. Rolling Meadows police took the money to the station, where it was picked up by a Loomis official.

Loomis officials said they were investigating, but have not said whether Adams will get a reward.
"I really don't know what happens with this situation," Adams said.

Onesimo Santillan, owner of the Senor Taco restaurant where Adams originally was headed to indulge his cravings, said the actions of his longtime customer don't surprise him.

"He has been coming in for years, always orders the same thing, very nice guy," Santillan said. "It's hard to find people like that, honest people."

Rolling Meadows Police Chief Dave Scanlan said Adams did good: "We all said right away that this guy deserves something — credit for being an Honest Abe."

The Rev

deadhead94 · 06-10-2011, 11:10 AM

returning the money is honest and respectable.

however, returning all of it, is idiotic.

fenderbender · 06-10-2011, 03:13 PM

wtf some armored money transport accidentally leaves 17 grand on the street shiiit. Ya know those guys are fired...

I would have taken it, then proceed to be paranoid as fuck that i have some thugs money and was caught on camera or something.

**Mafoo** · 06-10-2011, 03:49 PM

i thnk he did the right thing, id probably have done the same. ive actually found debit and credit cards and returned them to the lost n found at my school.

just imagine if you dropped 17k

~1~ · 06-10-2011, 04:13 PM

I'd have to say he did the right thing in returning the money...

Not the brightest thing nor what I would have done, but it is the right thing to do.

I can see the letter now...

Dear Mr. Good Samaritan,

Thank you for returning Chases property, we appreciate your honesty.

p.s. We have begun foreclosure proceedings on your home as you are in default of your mortgage obligations, you have thirty days to vacate the property or face legal proceedings.

Once again, thanks for shooting the cash back to us, we missed it's tiny little presence on the massive pile.

clive · 06-10-2011, 04:36 PM

donating it to charity would be more respectable this guys a douche

The Rev · 06-10-2011, 05:04 PM

If it was someone's life savings, then I'd return it in a heartbeat. But returning money to a bank? They counterfeit money, then loan it to people for outrageous interest. Fuck them. That's like some dude stealing your shit, you finding it, then returning it to him. This guy uses dogshit to keep his head from caving in.

The Rev

MrJinx · 06-10-2011, 07:39 PM

I do believe that if you were to keep this money, everything you spent it on would turn to shit.

**Mafoo** · 06-10-2011, 07:49 PM

and not to mention theres millions of cameras outside of every bank.

BudSniffer · 06-10-2011, 08:11 PM

Well, when I saw 54 yr old SINGLE man, that showed me he ain't quite all there...does he still live with mommy and daddy too? And yes, If I saw someone drop it, or knew it was SOMEONE'S I would return it, but the bank.....pppphhhttt! !

Kompressor · 06-10-2011, 08:13 PM

People like this is why my parents came to America.

Captain Cannabis · 06-10-2011, 08:19 PM

i'd return it. i have found money before (nothing even close to that amount) and tried to find the owner.

El Coyote · 06-10-2011, 09:23 PM

Did he do the right thing? Sure.

Would I have done that? FUCK NO.

Rubix · 06-10-2011, 09:31 PM

i would have done it even knowing it "belongs" to a bank. bad things would happen with the ill gotten gain

RETSKNARPLIVE! · 06-10-2011, 11:56 PM

He probably didnt give a flying fuk cause he's already rollin in dough. Old people tend to have more money than you think... they've been working or scheming to the top just like the younger gen. he probably has a cool mil in the bank already and was like 'fuk this chump change'

why do you think grandma always gives the best gifts.. they're old and loaded

Rubix · 06-11-2011, 12:21 AM

wat

El Coyote · 06-11-2011, 12:23 AM

^^Swing and a miss.

Today's economy has fucked people up in more ways than u think.

fenderbender · 06-11-2011, 02:13 AM

the only cash old people have these days is the price tag some insurance company put on their life.

if that

Man in Black · 06-11-2011, 10:51 PM

yeah with all the big companies like GM and such going belly up their retirement has gone out the window

The Don · 06-12-2011, 11:29 AM

yeah I'm with ww on this one.

Dude took the high road and should feel good for at least a day or two.

I need money so bad I wouldn't think twice.

Finding stuff in the streets are the biggest win ever.

View Poll Results: What do you think of this guy?
He did the right thing, and I respect him for it.	4	30.77%
What a fucking dumbass.	7	53.85%
I'm gay and would have used the money for mangina.	2	15.38%
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06-10-2011, 03:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mafoo nice daze Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: the anguish of anticipated transformation Posts: 5,975 Thanks: 3,776 Thanked 2,652 Times in 1,698 Posts	i thnk he did the right thing, id probably have done the same. ive actually found debit and credit cards and returned them to the lost n found at my school. just imagine if you dropped 17k __________________ PLUR For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return

06-10-2011, 04:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
~1~ Successful Failure Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: where 'they' can't see. Posts: 10,925 Thanks: 466 Thanked 1,581 Times in 925 Posts	I'd have to say he did the right thing in returning the money... Not the brightest thing nor what I would have done, but it is the right thing to do. I can see the letter now... Dear Mr. Good Samaritan, Thank you for returning Chases property, we appreciate your honesty. p.s. We have begun foreclosure proceedings on your home as you are in default of your mortgage obligations, you have thirty days to vacate the property or face legal proceedings. Once again, thanks for shooting the cash back to us, we missed it's tiny little presence on the massive pile. __________________ "And those who are successful, be always on your guard. Success walks hand in hand with failure, along Hollywood Boulevard" Ray Davies --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Click Here Asshole Last edited by ~1~; 06-10-2011 at 04:18 PM.

06-10-2011, 05:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,865 Thanks: 5,018 Thanked 5,421 Times in 2,865 Posts	If it was someone's life savings, then I'd return it in a heartbeat. But returning money to a bank? They counterfeit money, then loan it to people for outrageous interest. Fuck them. That's like some dude stealing your shit, you finding it, then returning it to him. This guy uses dogshit to keep his head from caving in. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

06-10-2011, 07:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mafoo nice daze Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: the anguish of anticipated transformation Posts: 5,975 Thanks: 3,776 Thanked 2,652 Times in 1,698 Posts	and not to mention theres millions of cameras outside of every bank. __________________ PLUR For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return

06-10-2011, 07:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
MrJinx YaHookan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NH Posts: 41 Thanks: 5 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	I do believe that if you were to keep this money, everything you spent it on would turn to shit.

06-10-2011, 08:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
BudSniffer Just bein' me Join Date: May 2002 Location: waayyyy over yonder Posts: 822 Thanks: 413 Thanked 306 Times in 186 Posts	Well, when I saw 54 yr old SINGLE man, that showed me he ain't quite all there...does he still live with mommy and daddy too? And yes, If I saw someone drop it, or knew it was SOMEONE'S I would return it, but the bank.....pppphhhttt! ! __________________ "Nobody thinks the way that I do, I guess nobody dares. My head's so full of things, I set my mind free of them. I'm breaking the rules, breaking all the rules. " -Ozzy Osbourne

06-10-2011, 08:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
Kompressor Voice of Reason Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Illinois Posts: 8,361 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3,069 Times in 1,634 Posts	People like this is why my parents came to America. __________________ Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. -H. Bergson

06-10-2011, 08:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
Captain Cannabis safety word: more Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: m.i.a. Posts: 13,922 Thanks: 2,705 Thanked 3,174 Times in 1,812 Posts	i'd return it. i have found money before (nothing even close to that amount) and tried to find the owner. __________________ fuck the monkeys

06-10-2011, 11:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
RETSKNARPLIVE! Blunt killer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where ever the road goes Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 8 Posts	He probably didnt give a flying fuk cause he's already rollin in dough. Old people tend to have more money than you think... they've been working or scheming to the top just like the younger gen. he probably has a cool mil in the bank already and was like 'fuk this chump change' why do you think grandma always gives the best gifts.. they're old and loaded __________________ Zen Nutrition

06-11-2011, 10:51 PM	#19 (permalink)
Man in Black willie d Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: dayton,ohio Posts: 4,817 Thanks: 3,201 Thanked 1,348 Times in 896 Posts	yeah with all the big companies like GM and such going belly up their retirement has gone out the window __________________ When I was arrested I was dressed in black.

06-12-2011, 11:29 AM	#20 (permalink)
The Don You follow? Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 11,151 Thanks: 544 Thanked 781 Times in 426 Posts	yeah I'm with ww on this one. Dude took the high road and should feel good for at least a day or two. I need money so bad I wouldn't think twice. Finding stuff in the streets are the biggest win ever. __________________ I am genuienly sad about my thanks:post ratio

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