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Old Nov 21, 2014, 2:34 pm
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Originally Posted by jona970318
I thought it would actually be robbery
What is being taken under threat of force? Who is the person having property taken under threat of force? It was found on the ground. Is there indisputable evidence that a skycap can't have a $100 bill?

Theft =! robbery... not to mention that finding $100 on the ground that isn't yours doesn't make it yours, so it can't be stolen from YOU if it's not yours to begin with... I still think the proper approach if one is concerned that the money would be pocketed by the skycap would be to ask for the police, so the bill can go to the PoS's lost and found for SEA if it can't be identified.

That being said... probably a bit awkward to involve a cop while you're loading luggage. But if one is concerned with having lost $100... why wouldn't one check one's wallet and make sure one wasn't missing before letting the skycap go about their business? The whole thing's a bit to me, wouldn't one check a wallet if someone was carrying hundreds and one found one on the ground?

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