"I started making keys, starting with ones with fewest cuts and systematically working through all possibilities. To learn if these keys matched any that had been used in the past, I tried each one in every door in the neighborhood. After a bit I found a few valuables. What was I supposed to do, leave them there?"
Yeah. I had lot's of these discussions. Your comparison doesn't apply - even remotely.
"I started taking walks in the park - systematically taking paths to cover the whole area. From time to time I find some coins. What am I supposed to do, leave them there?"
The doors in the neighborhood have names on them. And yes, even "for finds in the park" rules apply. We adhere to them.
You are lucky, this night the pool found something again. The funds are still on the address. What would be your take on this now?
It's a rhetoric question, I do not really need your input. As promised I slept over our - for me yesterdays - "conversation". I guess I'll leave the lawyers in their box this time. Instead, when we meet at the next Bitcoin event we'll both be attending, I'll approach you and we'll handle our arguments like real men. Promise.
Rico