Always testing new ground, the Dallas Police Force announces that it will keep found money turned over to them by a child and "We're going to put the money to good use. It's not going to be wasted, but put to good use for the City of Dallas." Note the straight face the police officer keeps as he says this. Now I have a few observations - is this even legal? I doubt anyone in the Dallas Police Force even cares, "legality" an abstract thought that has little to do with their jobs. "Put to good use.." is I think is a euphemism for "already drank/smoked/snorted it away. They're testing new ground, the moral is, find something, pick it up, keep it yourself. Don't subsidize the police force's bad habits, theft apparently amongst them. And where's the PR guy telling them that for two thousand dollars they just bought themselves ten million dollars worth of bad publicity? Who thinks these things through? A thinking cop is about as much of an oxymoron as an honest lawyer...
Link: http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Dallas-decides-to-keep-cash-found-by-honest-teen-121609364.html
And before you dismiss this as "happened there and not here", rest assured your local police force will be paying close attention to see what fallout there is from this and adjusting their policies accordingly.