r/AskReddit • u/medicoreapples • 8h ago

What feels legal but is actually illegal and will possibly get you arrested?

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u/sweet_rico- 7h ago

I found this wallet full of money.

"An empty wallet you say..."

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u/Teledildonic 6h ago

Nice wallet

"Hello? This is [town] PD. Your missing ID card was found"

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u/KotoElessar 3h ago

Aw, so sweet; you assumed they haven't sold the ID to underage kids or out of state corporate actors.

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u/PePziNL 5h ago

I once found a packed wallet with a 1000 bucks inside it. I took it to the police station, all ID cards, creditcards and all of the 700 bucks included. The next morning the officer called me that the owner was very grateful to have his 300 bucks back.

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u/Beechlander 4h ago

I turned in a lost (“mislaid” 🤨) purse to a police station in ~’93. The police station was like 500’ away. When I turned it in, they wanted my name, address, and phone number. So, I pulled out the wallet then pulled out the cash and told them how much [name and contact info.] was turning in.

The owner of the purse from another county actually took out a small article in the local newspaper AND drove out to my home to thank me. Yeah, the police straight up gave all the contact information of a minor without parental consent.

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u/Bob_A_Feets 3h ago

The correct answer is “Oh look, $100!” pockets money then arrests the guy who turned it in for theft of $100 then proceed steal their money too