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milestogo

(16,829 posts) Tue Jul 18, 2023, 07:06 PM Jul 2023

You grab this suitcase at the airport by accident. What do you do?

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	Keep it. After all, somebody else probably has your suitcase.
	2 (9%)
	Turn it back in to the airport. Just the suitcase.
	0 (0%)
	Turn the money and the suitcase in to the airport.
	4 (17%)
	Take the suitcase and its contents to the police or FBI
	14 (61%)
	Distribute the cash to Democratic political campaigns.
	2 (9%)
	Give the cash to a fund that combats climate change.
	0 (0%)
	Find the owner and give it to him/her.
	0 (0%)
	Give the money to homeless people.
	0 (0%)
	OTHER
	1 (4%)
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You grab this suitcase at the airport by accident. What do you do? (Original Post) milestogo Jul 2023 OP

First search and remove any GPS tags, just in case the owner has a violent streak as he/she hlthe2b Jul 2023 #1

What suitcase? I didn't see any suitcase. Midnight Writer Jul 2023 #2

Turn it in to the FBI or police. It could be counterfeit, stolen and someone would doc03 Jul 2023 #3

Turn it in to someone then move Brother Buzz Jul 2023 #4

The problem is if you grabbed that by mistake then prob yours looked just like it. Eko Jul 2023 #5

Good thinking. keithbvadu2 Jul 2023 #7

What I would do would depend nevergiveup Jul 2023 #6

Is this a trick question? Tetrachloride Jul 2023 #8

Yup. milestogo Jul 2023 #12

Take all thr money and buy lottery tickets. Sneederbunk Jul 2023 #9

I don't think this would make it past the TSA. milestogo Jul 2023 #10

Why ? rickford66 Jul 2023 #13

I thought they snooped in everything. milestogo Jul 2023 #14

Take a trip to Vegas or buy lotto tickets. Emile Jul 2023 #11

Check to see if it's counterfeit. From there it depends ... Earth-shine Jul 2023 #15

hlthe2b

(102,636 posts)

1. First search and remove any GPS tags, just in case the owner has a violent streak as he/she

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 07:12 PM

Jul 2023

seeks to retrieve it.

And then arrange to transfer it to the FBI with or without senior airport authorities' assistance. (and hope there might be a reward--lol )

Midnight Writer

(21,922 posts)

2. What suitcase? I didn't see any suitcase.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 07:18 PM

Jul 2023

doc03

(35,488 posts)

3. Turn it in to the FBI or police. It could be counterfeit, stolen and someone would

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 07:21 PM

Jul 2023

be willing to kill to get it back. Remember there are cameras everywhere today, maybe the owner would give me a reward.

Brother Buzz

(36,522 posts)

4. Turn it in to someone then move

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 07:26 PM

Jul 2023

Eko

(7,437 posts)

5. The problem is if you grabbed that by mistake then prob yours looked just like it.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 07:28 PM

Jul 2023

They prob have yours now and what is the chance there is something in it that will identify you and help find you. You only really have 2 choices, go to the FBI or run.
Eko.

keithbvadu2

(37,130 posts)

7. Good thinking.

Reply to Eko (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 07:37 PM

Jul 2023

nevergiveup

(4,774 posts)

6. What I would do would depend

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 07:32 PM

Jul 2023

on whether or not this was an international airport.

Tetrachloride

(7,937 posts)

8. Is this a trick question?

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 07:37 PM

Jul 2023

milestogo

(16,829 posts)

12. Yup.

Reply to Tetrachloride (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 08:08 PM

Jul 2023

Sneederbunk

(14,321 posts)

9. Take all thr money and buy lottery tickets.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 07:52 PM

Jul 2023

milestogo

(16,829 posts)

10. I don't think this would make it past the TSA.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 07:56 PM

Jul 2023

But if someone had a carryon stuffed with cash, it could happen.

rickford66

(5,540 posts)

13. Why ?

Reply to milestogo (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 08:50 PM

Jul 2023

If there is nothing inside like a weapon it wouldn't be opened. I'll assume no drugs etc.

PS. I tried to join the TSA and went through tests to detect suspicious items. Paper isn't going to look like much.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)

14. I thought they snooped in everything.

Reply to rickford66 (Reply #13)

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 09:55 PM

Jul 2023

Emile

(23,331 posts)

11. Take a trip to Vegas or buy lotto tickets.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 08:02 PM

Jul 2023

Earth-shine

(4,044 posts)

15. Check to see if it's counterfeit. From there it depends ...

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 11:56 PM

Jul 2023

on whether or not it's counterfeit.

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