Ring Cameras and Red Bags: Why I Can’t Be a Criminal

As WordPress continues to recycle old prompts, I pulled another prompt from The Coffee Monsterz Co to respond to today

If you found a suitcase full of money in the middle of the street, what would you do?

Every once in a while, you hear headlines about things like this happening—usually on the radio. Typically, the story goes that someone is in an airport bathroom and finds a stack of money totaling thousands of dollars taped to the base of the toilet. Why anybody is reaching around and looking at the base of a public toilet is beyond me, but I digress.

The Stock Morality Test

This question is one of those stock morality tests. Do you keep the money? Do you give it away? Turn it into the authorities? Usually, the prevailing thought about finding money in an aforementioned public stall is that it’s probably been left there for illegal activities.

The “Ring” of Truth

If I happened to find a suitcase full of money left alone in the middle of my street, my first thought would be that people are watching me. Lots of people have Ring doorbell cameras today—I know I have one. Plus, Ring works with social media platforms, so neighbors are essentially in constant communication with one another. While this is great for crime prevention, it really sucks for a hypothetical “money falling at your feet” scenario.

Fear, Luck, and the 30-Day Rul

In all honesty, I would turn it in. My fear of the money belonging to someone involved in criminal activity would be greater than my desire to spend it. I don’t know if this is true, but you always hear on TV that if you turn something into the police, they give it 30 days. If no one claims it by the end of that period, it’s yours. I really wouldn’t count on that happening, though. Knowing my luck, the rightful owners would claim it on day 29.

Still, I’d be lying if I said there wouldn’t be at least a momentary hesitation. The idea of keeping it, or even running away with it (depending on the amount!), would certainly cross my mind. The odds of this happening are probably smaller than winning the lottery, but it’s fun to wonder.

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One response to “Ring Cameras and Red Bags: Why I Can’t Be a Criminal”

kwholley63

January 16, 2026

Scenario one:
Something feels shady? I’m out. Gone. Vanished. I want no part of whatever underground, back‑alley, “this will definitely end up on the news” situation is happening. If it even smells like an illegal deal, I’m walking away so fast I leave a cartoon dust cloud behind.

Scenario two:
I just find something on the road, sidewalk, or in a store aisle. In that case, I turn it in. Immediately. My brain goes straight to, “Some poor person is out there panicking right now,” and I can’t in good conscience keep something that isn’t mine. I’d feel guilty every time I looked at it. I’d probably end up apologizing to it.

So yeah—if it’s sketchy, I’m gone. If it’s lost, I’m turning it in. My moral compass may wobble sometimes, but it still points somewhere north‑ish.

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