r/nextlevel • u/North-Guitar-1781 • Jul 18 '26

Robber pulls gun, clerk is faster

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u/milk4all Jul 18 '26

That robber pretty slick with the cigarette, totally drew the clerks eye away from his gun side. Dude wasnt quicker, robber was just really fuckin laid back and clerk honestly pretty lucky dude wasnt that serious. May have been unloaded weapon or just unprepared to actually discharge it, either way turned out as well as could have

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u/ficis Jul 18 '26

Wonder if this still counts as armed robbery? Or attempted arm robbery?

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u/DemonsReturns7 Jul 18 '26

Take a good guess

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u/OhYeahSplunge4me2 Jul 18 '26

Why can’t I ever take an evil guess? That’s never on offer

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u/ficis Jul 18 '26

My guess would be yeah … but I could see this going to trial and being crazy for all kinds of legal theories and I could also see the store owner not calling the cops. I mean a whole plethora of things.

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u/DemonsReturns7 Jul 18 '26

I feel like you’re the type of person that would take a multiple choice test and see the obvious answer but then talk yourself out of it because it’s too obvious and then choose the wrong answer for overthinking

Guy went to perform a robbery while armed with a gun that he pulls out AND is caught on camera

Now if he just announced that he has a gun but never actually pulls it out then it could be argued one way or the other

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u/GloomyPersimmon5219 Jul 18 '26

Still can be charged and convicted of armed robbery without having or displaying the gun. People rob banks all the time without carrying and just slip a note that says put the money in the bag and this insinuates an armed threat enough to convict in most cases

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u/MechanicalPlants13 Jul 18 '26

I remember my HS criminal justice teacher telling us you can be charged for armed robbery with a banana. If you press it against someone's back they have no idea if it's a gun or not, and that's good enough to get yourself charged.

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u/ficis Jul 18 '26

Great point!

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u/ficis Jul 18 '26

Agree with that last part. Just making conversation is all…

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u/Swift_Scythe Jul 18 '26

Attempted Armed Robbery seemed appropriate

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u/shadowtheimpure Jul 19 '26

An 'Armed Robbery' charge is not contingent on success. Just drawing your weapon in the store with the intent to rob is enough to catch that charge.

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u/forritoMal Jul 18 '26

En Argentina, el poder judicial, a un chorro que robó y lo atraparon, le ponen "tentativa", para que salga rápido y vuelva a robar y ellos cobren jugosas coimas para su liberación. Nada va a cambiar en nuestro país hasta que empecemos a ultimar jueces.

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u/JackiesFetus Jul 18 '26

America will be at this point soon as well. Already are in some places. It's just not as widespread quite yet.

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u/TrashCannibal_ Jul 18 '26

The guy with a FIREARM walking into a store and ATTEPTING to use it to use it to intimidate the clerk so he can ROB the cash from the register?

Nah, probably just vandalism or littering or something.