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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 3971002, member: 75143&quot;]Okay, then my earlier comment stands.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does an aluminum can left on the ground of a parking lot <i>belong to the parking lot&#039;s owner</i>? </p><p><br /></p><p>Am I stealing every time I pick up a can off the ground? </p><p><br /></p><p>Consider your example. A coin that used to belong to me, but that I left in a machine, now belongs to whomever picks it up next - be that the store establishment or a private individual. I doubt I can legally pursue that coin being returned to me since it&#039;s my fault for leaving it around.</p><p><br /></p><p>Likewise, an aluminum can - that I paid for, and belongs to me - now belongs to whomever picks it up next. I can&#039;t force them to give the can back because I forfeited ownership when I left it. The can doesn&#039;t belong to whomever owns the surface that the can lays upon. It belongs to the next guy to pick it up.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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