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[hckynut]

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@JISilver Lining wrote:

"He should have been sent to prison like anyone else who went in a bank and handed a teller a note that threatened her with a gun".

@Silver Lining

He had no gun!  Did he threaten her saying he had a gun? Yes. Because the word "gun" was used he should go to prison, is that your opinion? The Police did confiscate a "nail clipper and a brush", no gun.

I see nothing the same with this being an actual "armed robbery" as compared to one where a loaded gun is shown and someone threatened. Have sat on 9 Juries so I know how some that judge think in certain matters.

hckynut(john)

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[Silver Lining]

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@hckynut wrote:

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@JISilver Lining wrote:

"He should have been sent to prison like anyone else who went in a bank and handed a teller a note that threatened her with a gun".

@Silver Lining

He had no gun!  Did he threaten her saying he had a gun? Yes. Because the word "gun" was used he should go to prison, is that your opinion? The Police did confiscate a "nail clipper and a brush", no gun.

I see nothing the same with this being an actual "armed robbery" as compared to one where a loaded gun is shown and someone threatened. Have sat on 9 Juries so I know how some that judge think in certain matters.

hckynut(john)

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Whether or not he actually had a gun is immaterial. The law, check it out, says that giving a note to a teller demanding money and stating that s/he has a gun is a threat of violence.

He took the money the teller gave him. He waited in the lobby to surrender to the police, who arrived armed and ready to deal with a bank robber. He wasted law enforcement's time, had terrorized the teller and caused the police and detectives to conduct an investigation on the spot. It is protocol for the bank to have to close, adversely affecting the bank's staff and patrons. His little stunt was not amusing IMO altho some posters obviously think so. His actions warrant his serving some time behind bars in city, county, state or federal lockup. Hopefully, the sentence he was ultimately given will be a lesson to him.

Your last remark states you know how certain people think and are apparently including me. My statements apply specifically to the case being discussed on this thread. You do not know me and you can't read my mind or anybody's, for that matter.  FYI, I've served on juries as a citizen on at least seven or eight civil and criminal cases. I've mentioned that on these forums in the past. In addition to those, I have been in many, many trials as a witness in my long career as a social worker in adult and/or child protective cases as a witness for the prosecutor or the defense, whichever side they deem appropriate.

Maybe you know me better now. At any rate, I stand by my statements on this case.