'How honest do you think people are?' poll discussion

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Poll started 02 August 2011
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How honest do you think people are?
Do you think people are generally honest, do you trust 'the populus' – and do views change with age? Take the following scenario.
Ten minutes after leaving a busy train station you realise your purse/wallet fell out on a bench. You go back, which of the following scenarios do you think most likely?
I am under 25yrs old
It'll still be there, money intact
It'll be there, without the cash
It will have been handed in
Someone will have taken it
I am 26-40yrs old
It'll still be there, money intact
It'll be there, without the money
It will have been handed in
Someone will have taken it
I am 41-60yrs old
It'll still be there, money intact
It'll be there, without the money
It will have been handed in
Someone will have taken it
I am 61+yrs old
It'll still be there, money intact
It'll be there, without the money
It will have been handed in
Someone will have taken it
Please vote here, or click 'post reply' to discuss below. Thanks
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please vote here before discussing
How honest do you think people are?
Do you think people are generally honest, do you trust 'the populus' – and do views change with age? Take the following scenario.
Ten minutes after leaving a busy train station you realise your purse/wallet fell out on a bench. You go back, which of the following scenarios do you think most likely?
I am under 25yrs old
It'll still be there, money intact
It'll be there, without the cash
It will have been handed in
Someone will have taken it
I am 26-40yrs old
It'll still be there, money intact
It'll be there, without the money
It will have been handed in
Someone will have taken it
I am 41-60yrs old
It'll still be there, money intact
It'll be there, without the money
It will have been handed in
Someone will have taken it
I am 61+yrs old
It'll still be there, money intact
It'll be there, without the money
It will have been handed in
Someone will have taken it
Please vote here, or click 'post reply' to discuss below. Thanks

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Somehow, the thief realised he knew someone on my list and posted it through his front door.. so I got it back about 3 days after it was stolen. The money was gone but all my cards were still there. Odd form of honesty, but I appreciated getting the wallet and cards back.
These days, i think i'd say "the cash would be gone, but it'll be handed in" - (26-40 category)
I once dropped my purse in Glasgow on a flying (literally) new year visit, and had to beg EasyJet to let me fly back without ID.
2 days after getting home I had a phonecall from Glasgow Police - someone had found my purse and handed it to them - with everything (including the money) still there. The police posted it back to me :j