if you reread my last post, i mentioned "learning from mistakes". being adversely affected by a decision or mistake one made will further encourage them to not do it again in the future. by law, nobody is obligated to find the rightful owner, so in reality it does make it theirs. just last weekend i found a female wallet in a shopping cart in the parking lot, rather than turn it in i threw it in the garbage without even looking in it. i don't wish harm upon this ignorant woman, or do i want anyone to steal from her, however the turmoil she is going through will help her to never make the same mistake again.
also, don't take everything you read on the internet so seriously