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If you find a arm in the forest and it had a watch on it can you keep the watch?

Is this a personal experience?

Is the watch running?

If it is you have found a leg not an arm.

Is this a personal experience?
No but just in case this happens

No but just in case this happens

Oh, right..."just in case...."

How fresh is the arm?

You could hand both the arm and the watch in to the old bill and if nobody claims them within 6 weeks you're free to take them both.

I'd both items in seperately, just in case the owner comes to reclaim his arm and forgets about the watch.

If you find a arm in the forest and it had a watch on it can you keep the watch?

Ooh! An arm!

I'd toss the watch and keep the arm. :)

Isn't this kind of supposed to be more of a moral question?

I'd say morally in this case finders keepers.

Also, I think the person has more to worry about than losing a watch.

Ooh! An arm!
I'd toss the watch and keep the arm. :)

Keep the watch, too. When someone asks what time it is, you can pull out the arm and tell them.

Ethically and legally no.

I imagine it would constitute tampering with evidence and maybe obstruction of justice.

If you find a arm in the forest and it had a watch on it can you keep the watch?
Sure, why not? Oh, do you mean legally? In that case I wouldn't count on it. If they identify the person who the arm belongs to they'll give him or his family the watch back. If not they'll keep the arm as evidence. I say take the watch, leave the arm, and don't tell anybody about it.

Am I the only person who would be frightened by finding an arm?

I mean, if there's an arm in the forest then clearly it came from someone and was removed from that person by someone or something...it could still be quite dangerous if whatever it was is still around.

Ethically and legally no.

I imagine it would constitute tampering with evidence and maybe obstruction of justice.

Picking up litter is obstruction of justice now?

I cry for humanity.

Ooh! An arm!

I'd toss the watch and keep the arm. :)
cool....rofl.....

Am I the only person who would be frightened by finding an arm?

I mean, if there's an arm in the forest then clearly it came from someone and was removed from that person by someone or something...it could still be quite dangerous if whatever it was is still around.

Maybe the person it belonged to just didnt want it anymore.

Ooh! An arm!

I'd toss the watch and keep the arm. :)


Ive collected this way for years. Ive made some savvy trades with other collectors too and almost have an entire cadaver now.

Keep the watch, too. When someone asks what time it is, you can pull out the arm and tell them.

That's pretty groovy. :)

Maybe the person it belonged to just didnt want it anymore.

That kind of concerns me even more...why would they cut off their arm and leave it in the woods?

You can make a lot of money in the illegal arms market.

You can make a lot of money in the illegal arms market.

The Constitution protects the right to bear arms...

That kind of concerns me even more...why would they cut off their arm and leave it in the woods?
Well putting it in the refrigerator makes you look like some kind of a psycho, and putting it in the trash might cause scavenging raccoons to scatter your garbage all over the yard to get at it, so the woods seem like a reasonable option.

Depends what kind of watch. If its a rolex keep the rolex and feed the arm to your dog/cat/yeti. If the watch is crappy give it to a tramp and keep the arm

Well putting it in the refrigerator makes you look like some kind of a psycho, and putting it in the trash might cause scavenging raccoons to scatter your garbage all over the yard to get at it, so the woods seem like a reasonable option.

True. I guess you would have to keep an eye out for one armed people without watches around the neighborhood...is it bad form to return the arm along with the watch?

Keep the watch, too. When someone asks what time it is, you can pull out the arm and tell them.
lol that would be sick, and real funny :D

The Constitution protects the right to bear arms...

The watch is on a bear arm?! Cool!! Yeah, I'd take them both

The watch is on a bear arm?! Cool!! Yeah, I'd take them both

That would raise even more questions...

True. I guess you would have to keep an eye out for one armed people without watches around the neighborhood...is it bad form to return the arm along with the watch?

It'd look like you stole the watch if you returned the arm bare. Especially if there was a tan line.

if you find human remains in the woods you have a duty to leave them undisturbed and report them to the sherrif. the watch is evidence. you dont get to keep it.

Sure, why not? Oh, do you mean legally? In that case I wouldn't count on it. If they identify the person who the arm belongs to they'll give him or his family the watch back. If not they'll keep the arm as evidence. I say take the watch, leave the arm, and don't tell anybody about it.
what if i hide the arm?

That kind of concerns me even more...why would they cut off their arm and leave it in the woods?
because the blood would mess up their carpet:)

no, it could be used as evidence in a possible criminal investigation. if you took it you could be implicated.

no, it could be used as evidence in a possible criminal investigation. if you took it you could be implicated.
what about his/her wallet?

I'd turn the arm into some fancy back scratcher.

I'd turn the arm into some fancy back scratcher.
that is a great idea