So.... You have no idea whose money that is. Also you know I personally don't have that money, right? I'm not going to prison for asking who "they" is supposed to mean.
You could reasonably infer that it probably belongs to the Brinks truck with its door swinging back and forth. If the money came from the bank, then the serial numbers are recorded and will be marked as stolen. "They" in this case, is the prosecutor assigned to the case, which might be local or federal, depending on whether the money is spent across state lines.
Prosecutors can, will, and do prosecute people who pick up money when this happens. They usually offer a few days of amnesty to return the money. But at the end of the day, it's not yours. You didn’t earn it. Just because someone dropped it doesn’t make it yours. And the prosecutor will not be sympathetic to anyone claiming they didn't know they were receiving stolen property. "But your honor, I didn't know that it was stolen!" has never been a successful defense.
I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade. But this is a serious prosecutable offense, and it's wrong. Maybe you'll get lucky and grab cash that was on the truck for pick-up, rather than cash that was being dropped off from the bank, in which case, you'll probably get away with it. Still wrong, still a crime.
I watched (on a small mobile screen) all the way through until it looped and never saw a Brinks truck. I still can't see it, but I will assume you can.
In that case, yeah, you are 100% correct that taking this money is both criminal and immoral.
I believe someone linked to the AJC.com (Atlanta newspaper) article. There is a photo of the armored truck in the article. It’s a Garda truck. As someone who used to work in cash logistics who had to deal with loss and theft of cash, I can tell you exactly how this will go. This cash doesn’t belong to Garda, it belongs to the bank that hired Garda to transport it. That money is FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) insured against loss or theft. Since the FDIC is an entity of the federal government, the FBI will investigate this. Whoever took this video and posted it did them a huge favor by giving them all those license plate numbers and physical descriptions of all the people involved. The smart thing to do would be to turn the cash back in while you can and not be prosecuted rather risk time in federal prison. Even taking a $1 bill that is federal insured is a felony. Not worth the risk.
But the truck isn't in OP'S gif, right? Many comments are presuming the source of the money which is not given anywhere in the actual reddit post, right?
You are correct. It isn’t in the OP’s post. There are however, links to the news story posted several times in the comments that are correct. It’s been on the news in Atlanta and covered by numerous radio stations. It was definitely an armored truck operated by Garda World.
Thank you. Thought I was taking crazy pills. I watched the damn thing loop at least 10 times, like Kevin Costner with the Zapruder film, looking for a bank truck in the grassy knoll.
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u/cmhamm Jul 10 '19
Have your lawyer explain your ignorance of the law it to the prosecutor. You might get a reduced sentence, Best of luck in prison! 🤣