Why so little looting in Japan?

by **Coligny** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:22 pm

Ganma wrote:When you're a stranger in a strange land the best policy is always 'hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil'.

aka, the peacetime version of "kill'em all, let god sort them out"

by **GomiGirl** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:12 pm

Japanese Quake Survivors Have Returned $78 Million in Lost Cash

via Gawker.com

It's now time for a story that restores your faith in mankind, even if it means going all the way to Japan to find it: In the five months since that country's devastating quake and tsunami, almost $78 million in cash has been found amongst the wreckage and turned in.

This is all a little cheesy but interesting especially the comments.

by **Osakadave** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:04 pm

Coligny wrote:Few weeks ago didn't we see trial aboot a found bank book returned to its owner and the finder considered he had right to some money from the bank account and then sued. And he was awarded quite a share of the money. Pretty sure I read it from here. Look like an open door between legal extorsion and scam.

An Aussie friend was a victem of such an operation many years ago at KIX. A guy nicked her purse, turned it into the po-po, and they demanded she give hime 20% of the $$$ the wallet inside.

by **Samurai_Jerk** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:09 pm

Osakadave wrote:An Aussie friend was a victem of such an operation many years ago at KIX. A guy nicked her purse, turned it into the po-po, and they demanded she give hime 20% of the $$$ the wallet inside.

That seems like the dumbest sceme ever. If you're going to steal a purse, why not just keep all the money?

by **Iraira** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:26 pm

Samurai_Jerk wrote:That seems like the dumbest sceme ever. If you're going to steal a purse, why not just keep all the money?

Then there is no feeling of guilt over having stolen the money. It was "given as a thank you for your kind act." Ego and wallet get fattened without any potential shame.

by **Screwed-down Hairdo** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:33 pm

Iraira wrote:Then there is no feeling of guilt over having stolen the money. It was "given as a thank you for your kind act." Ego and wallet get fattened without any potential shame.

That was an amazingly perceptive view of the Japanese
thought, Iraira-san...you sure you don't come from a country with four seasons?

by **Coligny** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 4:38 pm

Osakadave wrote:An Aussie friend was a victem of such an operation many years ago at KIX. A guy nicked her purse, turned it into the po-po, and they demanded she give hime 20% of the $$$ the wallet inside.

I just wonder how far the stupidity of this behaviour can go... If someone find my car or house keys in the street, do they have the right to sum of it ?

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