Hi Krismiss...Welcome to the Boards.To say my post has "nothing" to do with the topic is not quite accurate. The topic at hand is "Is anyone in charge?"
My contention has been that the Favorites are in charge of this game and the post you are responding to reinforces that point.
But even if it didn't, it's not unusual for a thread to branch off into another topic that may not match the initial post 100%. That's what the "discussion" boards are for.
As for your question...In prior seasons players could not steal the HII from individuals who found it. Now they were allowed to snoop through their personal belongings to see if they, in fact, possess the HII and call them out on it...but they can not steal it. I have not heard any change in that rule for this season, so I would assume it still applies.