Restoring Faith In Humankind

This writer is deeply embarrassed. I've become entirely too cynical about the integrity and honesty of the average American citizen. Getting to the point: An armored truck's backdoor became unhinged and money spewed all over I-270 near Washington D.C. What would you do? How many vehicles would stop and make a mad dash to stuff cash in their pockets and speed off? Read the blurb then stack the outcome next to your own personal value system.

WASHINGTON - Drivers on northbound Interstate 270 hopped out of their cars to grab money after the door of a GardaWorld armored truck malfunctioned and a bag of cash fell out Friday morning, Maryland State Police say. 

It happened after 8 a.m. near Urbana, Maryland, forcing northbound I- 270 near Md. 80 to close for about 20 minutes. Police say the preliminary investigation indicates a door lock malfunctioned, causing the armored car door to open. The bag of cash fell into the fast lane. "There was no crash. Cash was strewn across the interstate, but was quickly picked up by all the motorists who immediately stopped," writes Maryland State Police spokesman Greg Shipley in an email to WTOP. The driver of the security truck moved to the shoulder, and he told police when he did, a number of drivers stopped on the highway and picked up the money. When fire department officials got on the scene, all of the drivers picking up money left. Later, one person who stopped returned the cash to the Frederick Barrack of the Maryland State Police.

Read more: http://www.wtop.com/41/3733602/I-270-drivers-scramble-to-snatch-cash-that-falls-out-of-armored-truck#ixzz3HkzUnmAN