Then no one would have complained. It was the returning it to it's rightful owner that people didn't like.

If the finder had to provide ID and leave a copy of their fingerprints this might have worked to lock a few thieves up.

Now THAT is FUNNY! :D

I know a Jo King, and no, we don't ever get tired of it.

She tells people her brother is called Wayne.

How droll, how very, ~VERY~ droll...

I thought he was Jo King?

Although there may be good intentions behind such a site, those "moral questions" do include ones like, "Why isn't the site called Laptop Fencing?"

this is theft by finding. If you find an article of value then you must hand it back to it's owner, or to your local police station. If it hasn't been claimed after, from memory, 3 months then you can claim it as your own.
Any reward payment from the person who lost it must be entirely optional and voluntary.