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Originally Posted by KSig RC
If I leave my door unlocked, you're not allowed to simply walk in and take what you want. Similarly, if I leave my wallet on a table, you're not allowed to simply take the contents, either.
This was obviously a poor move on the guy's part, but that really doesn't excuse any subsequent actions.
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I'm not sure that you can really say that what transpired here is equivalent to entering a home or stealing the wallet.
And actually, what is the legal obligation if you leave a wallet on a table?
Personally, I'm not taking anything out of it and I'd probably wants someone to witness me even looking for ID in it in case something else had been already stolen, but if you leave your wallet in a public place, what is everyone's legal obligation to you? I really don't know.
I don't think it was moral/ethical for whoever to post the photos or harass the wife and I don't feel that the guy somehow deserved it. But I don't think he correctly can claim that he was damaged by McDonald's when his own careless behavior was a pretty big contributing factor.
I'm still really interested to know who did the calling and posting. The poster at the website claimed to be a McDonald's employee, but I'm not sure that makes it really the case.
ETA: from a legal standpoint, I understand Kevin's point that if the manager said he'd protect the phone, he created an obligation, but I still don't think it's appropriate to sue because his own behavior contributed so much to the problem.
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