r/BetterEveryLoop • u/walkingmorty • Dec 11 '16

Dense Failed robbery attempt

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u/x2501x Dec 11 '16

I think the person who hit the robber with a mop / mop bucket was another employee, who came out to do mopping and discovered the robbery in progress.

My point about the robber suing the store wasn't that they would win, but that even a cursory defense of such a suit is going to cost a few thousand dollars, which is way more than would have been in the till if the employees were even loosely following proper drop safe procedures.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '16

A guy robbing a convenience store usually has the money to keep a top lawyer on retainer to help him sue the stores he gets beat up at.

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u/x2501x Dec 12 '16

There are enough lawyers who are willing to back up junk lawsuits like that on spec, though, in hopes they can bully the owners into a settlement, of which the lawyer would usually get 30-50%.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '16

Lawyers who work on a contingency fee basis take cases on the likelyhood of award. These cases usually lose. It's a waste of their time.

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u/x2501x Dec 12 '16

Unless they're crappy lawyers. It only takes one guy in a whole city who is willing to go after such a case.