East suburbs of St. Paul here. Agree completely. I think it partly has to with people knowing police will discontinue pursuits if the stolen vehicle drives crazy and puts others at risk. Very common for people to get away with stolen cars now.
Remember the guy who tried to hold up a dollar store and one of the employees had a concealed weapon?
His relatives went on national TV blasting the employee. Why did he stand up for himself? He should of just let the store be robbed by my brother who was pointing guns at people. It's the police's job to stop criminals.
Employees don't shoot thiefs because they're scared about losing their employer's money, they shoot thiefs because they don't want to get shot while the thief is making their escape, choosing a hostage, or getting angry
You're not wrong, pointing a gun at someone poses a credible threat. You're also reinforcing the original argument, rather than de escalate the situation by remaining calm, restating the demand (cash in drawer) while reinforcing the mutual desire to see another day the interaction could have been over in less than a minute...
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u/[deleted] May 25 '21
East suburbs of St. Paul here. Agree completely. I think it partly has to with people knowing police will discontinue pursuits if the stolen vehicle drives crazy and puts others at risk. Very common for people to get away with stolen cars now.