Man finds $10,000 in Vegas airport, goes and finds the owner.

[TEXAS MICKEY]

A Colorado man who found $10,000 before boarding a flight in Las Vegas says he returned the money to the owner because he wanted to show his children it was "the right thing to do."
Greenwood Village resident Mitch Gilbert told KUSA-TV he found two unmarked Caesar's Palace envelopes at the airport and realized there was money inside when he arrived home. The tv station reported Monday (http://goo.gl/7aqpU ) that Gilbert called the airport and eventually got in touch with a man from El Paso, Texas, who reported the money missing.
Gilbert says he deposited the money in the man's bank account two days before Christmas. The man told the television station he won the money gambling and dropped it while running to catch a flight.

DROPPED IT?????????

[Vitooch]

How is returning the money the "right thing to do"?

[coop]

How is returning the money the "right thing to do"?

How is returning someone's misplaced 10,000 dollars days before Christmas the "right thing to do?"

really?

[dom75]

Shesh another do-gooder in this world.... take that money and pocket it !

[ttwarrior1]

alot of people are not keeping the money when they find it because they hope they will get some reward from it and some fame out of it. Not saying this is the case but i bet alot on sbr would return it just so they can get on the news

[JJJ]

Should of kept the money, if it was from El Paso, TX prob drug money

[doublej95]

if no one knew I found it I would keep it.

[KingJD31]

Can't rip him thats good karma

[ttwarrior1]

i would give it back , bet your surprised about that huh. But yes i would post on facebook , twitter and of course sbr of the ordeal

[Bluehorseshoe]

Man finds $10,000 in Vegas airport, goes and finds the owner.

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[yisman]

How is returning the money the "right thing to do"?

Who raised you? Brock Landers? williams22?

[jjgold]

good story
Honest guy

[flyingillini]

I would of returned it without question.... That money is not going to make one difference in your life.

[King Mayan]

Just imagine how great everything would be, if everybody was like that guy.

[TR88]

Probably a good idea returning the money

imagine if he kept that money and on his way to spend it somewhere he crashes and dies....karma men

[str]

I would of returned it without question.... That money is not going to make one difference in your life.

This is 100% correct.

Adding to that, returning it WILL make a difference in your life.

[Masu485]

There is no black and white. It is very naive to think so. Act A = good and Act B = bad. It is never like this.

There are so many factors contributing to every action a person takes.

[mikejamm]

Anybody see what happened to my post I made about this? I could have sworn I made a post and now I don't see it.

[FuzzyDunlop]

I was under the impression that you couldn't get through TSA with 10K cash...

[yisman]

mike, I only see three other posts from you today. Two about poker and one about Rick Pitino. Either you didn't press submit or it was deleted (I don't think that happened) or there was a system glitch.

[MoneyLineDawg]

Good karma.....Hopefully the guy gave him atleast a dime for returning it, probably more

Can't really knock either side.....If you keep it, whatever, most people would

Not a bad position to be in

[str]

There is no black and white. It is very naive to think so. Act A = good and Act B = bad. It is never like this.

There are so many factors contributing to every action a person takes.

Wow !!

[SportsPedagogy]

I guess it depends on your financial situation.

[Vitooch]

How is returning someone's misplaced 10,000 dollars days before Christmas the "right thing to do?"

really?

You are responsible for your possessions. When i misplace or lose things, i don't expect some miracle worker to find and somehow return it to me. I accept the consequences of my own mistake. Not saying keeping the money is the "right thing to do either", but I just dont think a situation like this is so black and white. I dont think the person who found the money should be at fault for keeping the money or for returning it.

[crustyme]

so he took the money home before realizing he should return it?

wonder if all those security cameras catching him take it influenced his decision.



cause 10k isnt worth it to have your face shown all over the news and youtube as "the grinch who stole christmas and $10k"

[yisman]

You are responsible for your possessions. When i misplace or lose things, i don't expect some miracle worker to find and somehow return it to me.

I don't either, because most people are like you and don't know right from wrong.

However, when I do find something that belongs to someone else, I do my best to return it.

[Vitooch]

I don't either, because most people are like you and don't know right from wrong.

However, when I do find something that belongs to someone else, I do my best to return it.

Please get off your soap box and refrain from talking as if you're morally superior to most people. You going out of your way to return something is a very kind thing to do, but I don't necessarily think it's the CORRECT thing to do. Meaning I don't think one should be at fault or looked down upon for not returning it.

[yisman]

Please get off your soap box and refrain from talking as if you're morally superior to most people. You going out of your way to return something is a very kind thing to do, but I don't necessarily think it's the CORRECT thing to do. Meaning I don't think one should be at fault or looked down upon for not returning it.

Please get off your caboose and realize that in certain cases there is a clear "right" and "wrong".

Returning something to someone is the right thing to do. There are no shades of grey.

Obviously I wouldn't expect things I lose to be returned to me, because again, most are like you and do not believe in doing the right thing (or try to justify it by saying that whatever you do can be the correct thing). However, this does not change the moral decision about what one should do when they find something and can identify the owner.

[wantitall4moi]

1 to 9 the guy is LDS (Mormon).