interesting observations..[b said:Quote[/b] (Copper @ Nov. 30 2004,11:59)]Finder Keepers. I have actually heard that from several people that were later convicted of the theft. You would be shocked how many guns have been "found laying in a ditch on the side of the road". IT'S Amazing. Another popular place to get something that does not belong to you is "some guy gave it to me". IT'S AMAZING, perfect strangers giving away goods. What a great world we live in.
[b said:Quote[/b] (Amateur_Expert @ Nov. 28 2004,8:50)]He left it alone AND in bad conditions... he doesn't deserve the plant. If you wouldn't of picked up the plant in the first place it would be dead right now... Keep it, you saved it, if it wasn't for you it would be dead right now.
That would be true (missing out on a friend, integrity lost because you stole the plant etcetera, etcetera), but its not since thats not what happened. If a parent left their baby unatended starving and almost dying, would you take the baby and feed it, or leave it there, feed it, and print out instructions on how to take care of it?[b said:Quote[/b] (BigCarnivourKid @ Dec. 01 2004,10:12)][b said:Quote[/b] (Amateur_Expert @ Nov. 28 2004,8:50)]He left it alone AND in bad conditions... he doesn't deserve the plant. If you wouldn't of picked up the plant in the first place it would be dead right now... Keep it, you saved it, if it wasn't for you it would be dead right now.
"He left it alone" Definately a bad thing to do in a public place. You never know when some dishonest person might come along and steal it.
"If you wouldn't of picked up the plant in the first place it would be dead right now..." A truly regrettable fate for such a great plant. On the other hand, by leaving it I would not be a thief. I could have stayed around to see if someone would claim it and left a note if they didn't telling how to contact me to get the plant back. Then I would have had a chance to meet somebody that might share my interest in CPs. Somebody I could trade plants with later when they started growing other CPs. Sure, taking the plant gets you a nice dentate VFT almost for free. I say almost, because now my integrity is tainted by the knowledge I stole a plant from someone. Depriving them of a chance to grow it and second it cost me a potential friend. The loss of integrity and the missed chance to make a friend are pretty high costs to me.
lol.. hey all my plants are cute ::checks up on plants during the middle of the night to check if they're still breathing::[b said:Quote[/b] (BigCarnivourKid @ Dec. 03 2004,9:16)]Starman. How do you know the plant would die? Had it been in the dumpster, there would be no question in my mind that he should keep it. But it wasn't in the trash.
AE, my comments towards you as you are the one defending what he did as being right. And this is a plant, not a baby. Plants are considered property. Babies are considered cute