My heart is still beating so fast and i can barely comprehend what just happend here...

I work for a bank and my desk is located about 50 feet away from the tellers station and most of the time i have no idea what they are doing or whats going on because i am so busy with my paperwork and my clients to notice, but today was very different.

As i sit at my desk shuffleing around the endless amount of paperwork that forever haunts my dreams when i go to bed at night i notice a man walk through the door wearing baggy shorts around his ankles which would have probably made more sense to buy PANTS A**hole. And a rather large white shirt (that apparently serves no purpose, but maybe to hide a midget or a small vehicle) approches the teller station and fumbles to find his paycheck.

I look up once more and notice him reaching into his back pocket and fingering something in the shape of a *******ing gun ! I almost ruined a perfectly good pair of pants right then and there, but i managed to trigger the silent alarm. Besides myself there is only one other man in this office of 9 older women and he is our security guard (The reason i say older is beacause im 24). He noticed the same thing and signaled he was going to take him down (ex-marine). I figured it was a good day to die for money that ISNT MINE, nevertheless in a matter of about 4 sec we have him restrained and i remove the weapon. Damn that was too easy i thought to myself, when i looked at the weapon it was an almost exact replica of a Beretta in size and shape, but at the end...... You ready for this ..... Hold on.....



There was a *******ing Blowpop attached to it !!!!

Hes still here so ill keep you informed what the cops will do...

 

That's crazy!...but in my mind and the way the world works now...if said idiot is able to procure a good lawyer...I wonder if he could come back with some stupid lawsuit stating he had no criminal attmept and he is now severely traumatized by the "attack"....

 

 

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So, you've just stated publicly that you and a guard jumped a guy without seeing a weapon and that your actions were based on an assumption.
Then you confirm it was a toy.

I see a lawsuit coming against you, the guard, the bank . . .

:santa:

 

Two people (one of them a trained security officer) see a possible threat of a GUN in a BANK and act upon it in good faith. IF there would be a lawsuit it would last about 30 seconds....dismissed.

 

Typical Californian response, SUE!!

 

I disagree, I can see a suit being taken. Obviously in any one persons reasonable sense should reflect that this caase should not be won by this plantiff. Remember the hot McD coffee. What idiot thinks hot coffee will not be hot. I was floored to hear that the plantiff actually won that BS.

Also, it is NOT the possible threat of a gun in a bank, it WAS a threat of a gun in a bank. That was the clear distinction that the object you saw WAS a gun and everyone was able to subdue him prior to him removing it. The threat was already there, not a possiblity. THAT is why everyone acted the way they did.

The scenario is, you see him struggling to take A GUN out that was apparent even under clothing as a gun. You don't wait for him and his fumbling to actully present it in a threatening manner. That threat is ALREADY there.

After the incident, upon examination, to later find out it is a toy, shame on him. He is lucky the scurity guard did not discharge a firearm at him if he can CLEARLY articulate that he saw a weapon and/or him making desperate attempts to remove a gun from his person INSIDE a bank.

The result that a gun (toy or not) was secured without anyone getting hurt is a great result.

Now on the flip side, buy a lottery ticket for me since you have LOTSA luck on your side.

 

I'm not saying that's what I would do, nor do I agree with how litigious our society has become . . . I'm just saying that's the way things are. Anytime a guy can break into a house to rob it, injure himself while in the act, and successfully sue the homeowner . . . well, just expect would-be bank robber to find some scum lawyer to represent him. Welcome to the real world.

 

Typical Texan response to that would be a wake, a funeral and a small gathering at the family house after.

I agree with you Kob...

 

You know how some people in movies or whatever carry a gun on thier back hanging by the waistband. I had a clear view of his back so did the guard and the security camera. You can clearly see the butt of the gun on video and it LOOKS like a real gun.

 

I believe some a-clowns out here got taken by the po-po for playing in their office with fake guns. Apparently other peeps outside could see this through the windows and thought something was going down.

Good luck Copper. You're more brave than I am.

And yes, if this dude is anything like 1/8th of the clowns out here in Cali... you, your bank and security dude are in for a lot of court time.

 

By the way this is how it all ended up...

He's 18 and works for a shipping company that has their acount with our bank so he has been here several times before according to the tellers, but none of us (private banking side) have ever seen him before. He is also taking medication for depression. Corporate came down (with legal) and just told him to never do it again and that he is STILL welcomed at our branch. Im guessing so we dont risk getting sued or what not like you guys said.

 

i am a diabetic.


i know that i'd consider it a threat if someone pulled a gum filled sugar lolli-pop on me.


kudos to you, and your quick reactions.


(at my age, i would have just held the door open for him, maybe have offered a free checking account (with no minimum balance) or a free bank t-shirt or something)

 

I can see the possibility of a suit as Florida is carry state. As long as the guy was obeying the law, there is definitely a possibility of a suit.

 

who in the world makes a toy gun with a sucker in it?
please dont tell me the sucker came out of the barrel.
imagine if a 4 year old got one of those, ate it, went looking around the house and found a real gun and starting playing with it in the same fashion he did with the toy