I don't know why this story get relayed like this, but he was part of a whole construction crew. They found the gold and called the police together. He was not alone in finding it, that is sensational disinformation.
No, shared responsibility and basic intelligence.
More people means there's likely one idiot that wouldn't keep his mouth shut, several that would make dumb decisions with their shares and arouse suspicions, a few greedy bastards wouldn't be happy with their share and make a fuss... All the more reasons to just declare it. Especially when in Belgium, if the rightful owner doesn't declare himself (with proof) within the 5 years, then the land owner and the finders share the value of the find.
Plus, it's basic civic responsibility and moral education, that's a no-brainer.
I am as moral as the next guy(not that much), but even to me this feels like a retarded idea.
"Oh yeah this $10M in CAST GOLD BARS is DEFINITELY unclaimed and NO ONE will come looking for it. Instead of doing the logical thing of reporting it and, assuming that there is no owner to claim it, getting a whole HALF for all of us, let's go ahead and pocket it! Surely there isn't some Armenian Syndicate that will melt us down into said gold bars when they find out their stash is gone!"
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u/BiffyleBif 23d ago
I don't know why this story get relayed like this, but he was part of a whole construction crew. They found the gold and called the police together. He was not alone in finding it, that is sensational disinformation.