Basicly, you gotta use the common sense when you are looking at the bag. If it is a obvious dirty money bag and then I will pour it into fire and make it a good bon fire. I really don't care about the police department. I found it first therefore it is my job to handle it. It is not police's job anymore. I will always leave it to the police officers whenever the man is with gun doing whatever or drugs trafficing in my area or person need help like that's it.
The bottom line it is the owner's responsible to takecare of their money once it is lost and it is lost forever. If I had the bag and it is obviously the owner isn't very responsible with the bag therefore he must really don't care about that money. If you really care about that money and you will never lose it. BTW who would dare to bring $50k cash in the bag!? It's a common sense thing.
How can you locate "an owner" when there is nothing on the tag? Are you going to knock on each door to find out who's 50,000.00 is it?
No I will not go around knocking the door. They would say yea it is mine even it isn't their. It is totally pointless to do like that. If I can't find any tag on the bag therefore it is for anyone.
First theory, maybe the owner want to drop it at no-where for someone to pick up as the owner's donate to anyone that is lucky to find it.
Second theory if it was dirty money and it must have some of weapons/drugs/cell-phone/papers/clothes inside the bag and I gotta use my judgement handle it. First thing in my mind is throw in the fire and make big bon fire as I can. The weapons and I will damage it and make sure it is useless like welding inside the barrels.
Third Theory if the owner really that dumb to lose the $50k without any tags on the bag. I am very sure he will contact the news media to announce his lost.
When you found something that doesn't belong to you, You don't call that stealing?
If the items has no tags on it and then it isn't call stealing because someone lost it and you found it therefore it is yours. If the owner proclaims it is his and then you can give it to him because you didn't paid for it.
For example if the pets is lost with no tag and you found it and you want to keep it because it had no tag on it. It is better than throw it into the pet shelter and then they will put them in sleep. I know that example is involving the emotional but I am giving the logic thing.
I agree with Cheri and Reba.
WWJD? about this?
You are saying WWJD. Jesus will never give to the police department and he will give it back to the owner at that time because he already know the owner. I am not Jesus and I have limited knowledge therefore I have to use my judgements.