Homeless Dude In The South Bay Mall Returns Backpack With $41,900 In It

BOSTON (CBS) — A homeless man turned in a backpack with $2,400 in cash, $39,500 in travelers checks and a passport that he found at South Bay Mall in Dorchester. Boston Police officers at South Bay Mall were flagged down by the man in front of the TJ Maxx Store. The man said he found a black backpack that contained a large sum of money and a passport in the front of the store. Officers took the backpack and its contents. The Good Samaritan could only provide officers with his name and the address of the shelter where he currently lives, Boston Police said. Officers notified store security at the South Bay Mall about the backpack. Later Saturday night, police were contacted by an employee of Best Buy who said a customer lost his backpack. The passport matched the customer’s identity and his backpack was returned to him.

This used to be a stupid move. You’d see stories like this in the past and everyone without a brain would say their “faith in humanity has been restored” and the homeless guy was so kind. Then everyone would pat the guy on the back and he’d go back to sleeping on the street in the Boston winter. It would be undoubtedly stupid. But now? This is the right move. In the Kickstarter era if you have any chance to be a “decent person” you do it. The internet will find out your identity and you’ll have 200 grand sitting in a GoFundMe account by sundown. Returning a bag of cash, which used to be a total sucker move, is now the right investment. This guy will be able to buy all the crack and King Cobra 40’s he wants for the rest of his life.

PS – I’ve been to South Bay a lot. I am shocked someone there found a bag of cash and returned it. South Bay has more scumbags per capita than Detroit.

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