07-06-2016, 09:01 AM
The Boston.com ( like usual ) leaves a portion of the story out. ( although maybe this time for good reason )
The man with the cash claimed to be a homeless man living in a hotel. He supposedly left the cabbie hanging for a quick stop and never returned to the cab ( a stiff the cabbie trick which may or may not be what happened ) but he left his backpack in the cab. The cabbie went to the hotel that the guy said he was staying at and was the original fare destination but after a half hour or so of his time the guy never showed up. He then went thru the bag looking for a name so the hotel could leave it in his room and found the money. He went straight to the police station. It was the police that found the inheritance legal papers. It was the police that returned the money and backpack. It's not entirely clear whether the $100 is a "reward" or payment for the fare and the cabbie's time.
The police wanted to laud the cab driver for being honest and doing the right thing .
Arguing over what a possibly crazy person 's considerations and ethics should or shouldn't have been seems a bit crazy.
But carry on.
:popcorn:
The man with the cash claimed to be a homeless man living in a hotel. He supposedly left the cabbie hanging for a quick stop and never returned to the cab ( a stiff the cabbie trick which may or may not be what happened ) but he left his backpack in the cab. The cabbie went to the hotel that the guy said he was staying at and was the original fare destination but after a half hour or so of his time the guy never showed up. He then went thru the bag looking for a name so the hotel could leave it in his room and found the money. He went straight to the police station. It was the police that found the inheritance legal papers. It was the police that returned the money and backpack. It's not entirely clear whether the $100 is a "reward" or payment for the fare and the cabbie's time.
The police wanted to laud the cab driver for being honest and doing the right thing .
Arguing over what a possibly crazy person 's considerations and ethics should or shouldn't have been seems a bit crazy.
But carry on.
:popcorn: