Cabbie hands back 350,000 dollars in diamonds found in taxi

[guiseppewv]

Cabbie hands back 350,000 dollars in diamonds found in taxi


A Los Angeles taxi driver distinguished himself by his honesty after finding a pouch filled with diamonds worth 350,000 dollars in the back of his cab, police said.

At first, Afghan immigrant Haider Sediqi, 40, paid little attention when he found the small brown pouch in the back of his car after dropping off a fare at Los Angeles airport on Wednesday.



But later in the day, Sediqi's jaw dropped when he opened the pouch to discover a series of clear plastic boxes filled with a fortune in cut diamonds, carefully mounted in Styrofoam.

The honest cabbie, a father of two who immigrated to the United States in the 1990s, immediately called police and handed over the king's ransom in precious stones.

The haul was returned to its relieved and grateful owner, New York jewellery trader Eric Austein, airport police said.

Other people's jewels are "not what you earned," Sediqi told the Los Angeles Times. "Someone else earned that."


http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/18/051118193522.2gjfs87p.html

Wow, now that is an honest person. I hope the trader gives this guy a reward.

[Grimm]

I think most people are honest. You just don't see them do it that often because it seldom makes the news.

[nickel]

I think most people are honest. You just don't see them do it that often because it seldom makes the news.
:agree:

[esme]

just like car chases always make the news ....sometimes they even interrupt my darn shows .....people/media tend to turn their attention to all the bad

:shrug:

[bachviet]

He gets :thumbup:

[Jenny]

Nice. :)

[Mommypooh]

Wow there are still honest poeple left in the world. I am amazed. But then again how is he going to explain selling thoes and how he got them. Kinda hard to unload them.

[Prisoner 24601]

I agree with what was said first... they would much rather report car chases or massive shootings/hostage situations then people are performing good duties! Big props to that cabbie!

[esme]

The cab driver was rewarded $10k & he was also given a bracelet for his wife.

:thumbup:


edit: Linky (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10264327/)

[Prisoner 24601]

my gosh, with all of the volunteer work I do and good duties, I should be rich!!

but nice to see they rewarded him. But like mentioned earlier, this might lead to have people magically find things all of a sudden and then return them!

[guiseppewv]

But like mentioned earlier, this might lead to have people magically find things all of a sudden and then return them!

Huh? :shrug:

[ShawnLee]

I'm glad he was honored. That's good to hear.

[Thesifer]

my gosh, with all of the volunteer work I do and good duties, I should be rich!!

but nice to see they rewarded him. But like mentioned earlier, this might lead to have people magically find things all of a sudden and then return them!

This was said earlier? I don't think rewarding honesty would cause more theft anyways. Thats false logic.


EDIT:

Did anyone read the "Related Articles" on the side of the Article link? I thought it was fitting to the conversation about what the media likes to report about..

• Cabbie Who Returned Diamonds Gets Rewarded
• Diamonds can’t tempt honest cabbie
• Cabbie ejects pregnant woman

[dougadam]

Other people's jewels are "not what you earned," Sediqi told the Los Angeles Times. "Someone else earned that."


AWESOME

:shakehand

[esme]

EDIT:

Did anyone read the "Related Articles" on the side of the Article link? I thought it was fitting to the conversation about what the media likes to report about..

• Cabbie Who Returned Diamonds Gets Rewarded
• Diamonds can’t tempt honest cabbie
• Cabbie ejects pregnant woman

i didn't even notice that when i posted the link ...... can he really get in trouble for telling them to get off?

the title makes it sound as if he opened the door and threw her out!

[Thesifer]

i didn't even notice that when i posted the link ...... can he really get in trouble for telling them to get off?

the title makes it sound as if he opened the door and threw her out!

Im not sure I read on to see what it was about, It's a cabbie in a foreign country (so who knows what the law is) and I guess the lady had a miscarriage from riding a motorcycle the rest of the way to the hospital.

I just thought it was interesting to go along with the "Media usually only reports bad things" part of the post :)

[esme]

SHANGHAI, China - Police in Shanghai were looking for a taxi driver who ordered a pregnant woman going into early labor out of his cab, local newspapers reported Friday.

The woman, seven months pregnant, suffered a miscarriage and lost her child after she was forced to take a motorcycle part of the way to the hospital, the reports said.

Guo Meiling, 28, had hailed the cab with her sister-in-law and was on the way to the hospital on Thursday when the driver suddenly ordered the pair out, saying he couldn't find the hospital.

"I told him it was no joking matter, but he told us to get off," Guo's sister-in-law, identified only by her surname, Lin, was quoted as saying by the Shanghai Daily.

It said police were looking for the driver, but had few clues to go on. It wasn't clear what the driver could be charged with, although Shanghai Daily cited unidentified taxi company officials saying he would likely be fired if caught.

<< same link as above >>

[YanksFanRy]

restores some faith in humanity