Despare
Bogey Member
Why are people comparing discs to cars and wallets?
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If its cheap DX, I let it go. I might look for a few minutes. If its a favorite disc, I will hold up a tournament to find it.
All that crap is moot. You find a disc with a name and number... you call. It's just basic common decency.
Why are people comparing discs to cars and wallets?
What if the dude in the party ahead of your tossed it and plans to finish his round with his friends then come back and look. You've ruined his chances.
If I accidentally left my wallet next to you on a bus, you can A) contact me with via the info inside of it to return it, or B) give it to the bus company to hold on to to either contact me or I contact them, or C) give it to the police and they would contact. By Your reasoning you would go with D) and keep it, I obviously "gave it up" by not returning and finding it before you did.
thank you. Exactly the example I was using above. I'm sure you n I are arent alone on the list of people who have done that, and will go to lengths to get a favored disc back (provided someone doesnt steal it first).
But it isn't a common decency in all areas. I know it isn't in mine. And I don't see the point of trying to convince people otherwise. What was the point of the thread's question? For everybody to say "Yes, I call. I return discs. I'm a great person."? The OP asked a question and because people have a different outlook due to circumstance or personal morals/values, you flame them for it.
This is an forum, and people speak their mind. He gave a reason to his outlook on the matter, as have I, which as far as I'm concerned was the point of this thread.
Why are people comparing discs to cars and wallets?
because they are all pieces of property. The perceived value of them doesnt matter.
you're assuming whats in the wallet. Maybe its just my wallet with a twenty dollar bill, my business card, and a few pictures.A wallet has personal information detrimental to a person's finances and/or identity and cannot be referenced to a lost disc. Now if you said i found a $20 bill sitting on the seat next to me with a name and number on it would I call? No, because who knows if that was the original owner. Anybody can pick up an unmarked disc and write their name and number on it. Maybe if i start putting my name and number on all my 20's I'll get my money returned.
As to what your situation is. I would choose A, and have chosen A in the past.
The value of a wallet comes from what it contains, not what the wallet itself is. There is a big difference between the two. In any case its not like you throw you're wallet in the woods somewhere and then stop looking for it.
because they are all pieces of property. The perceived value of them doesnt matter.
you're assuming whats in the wallet. Maybe its just my wallet with a twenty dollar bill, my business card, and a few pictures.
That wallet may be worth less to me than the disc you keep. YOU dont know about MY stuff.
And if you'd return my wallet with a 20 bill in it then how is keeping my 25.00 champion plastic tie die ok? its got just as much contact info as the wallet. It was misplaced just them. Neither one was purposely gotten rid of.
And as for the "how do I know someone didnt throw a disc and you ran out of the brush with a sharpie and put your name on it instead" argument. Sure, theres discs out there with a name and # on them of a person who isnt the real owner. But thats not the norm and you know. The majority of contact info on discs are current owners.
I'm done. If you really can sit there and continually justify it without even pausing to go "hmmm maybe i have been looking at this wrong" then you're a person to whom morals arent as important to me. And its not going to change on here.
Bullcrap, if I stole your disc and was arrested it would carry a much shorter sentence than if I stole your car.
Like I said, I return discs, but once they're left behind they're litter. Not much else to say.
Bullcrap, if I stole your disc and was arrested it would carry a much shorter sentence than if I stole your car.
you misunderstood. I meant value wasnt importing in deciding weather on not its ok to steal. As you just said, either way theres a crime, the only difference is the punishment.
I'll end on this, I dont think you'll ever convince someone that its ok that you're taking their stuff if they dont want you to take it. On the other hand, I might just convince a thief or 2 to change their ways