I don’t think the store that called the cops on Floyd over a counterfeit $20 should have done so. (Pretty sure they suffered no loss, so what’s the point?) I’m wondering if this came out of that, and has turned into a whole insane thing as a result of no common sense being applied in either case?
Yup! If someone gets a counterfeit bill, then just hand it back. A few years ago somebody tried to pay me for something I was selling with an almost brand new $100 bill Series 1950. From the Truman era. I refused to accept it and the guy got pissed off. I told him if the bill is as legit as he claimed to just go to any local bank, cash it, and then come back with 20 dollar bills.
He stalked off but it never occurred to me to call the cops.
They called over his erratic behavior and the fact he was acting drunk and got into a vehicle in the driver’s seat as well as how belligerent he was regarding trying to pass the fake 20.
It really helps to have the entire context when discussing this.
I read an article posted here on FR a few days ago about the store owners who called the cops on Floyd. They stated that they thought he was drunk and couldn’t imagine that he would try to drive away in that condition. Apparently, it wasn’t “just” the counterfeit $20.00 bill that concerned them. Floyd may well have been so messed up on Fentanyl that he couldn’t walk properly.
To follow up on my last post, I found this. It details what the symptoms can be of Fentanyl abuse.
https://www.greenhousetreatment.com/fentanyl-addiction/
Notice what it says under “more severe developments”.
The law requires them to call. When counterfeit cash is passed