I agree that armed robbery is not shoplifting and shouldn't be portrayed as such. But I don't see how that hypothetical changes things; from the article timelin

I agree that armed robbery is not shoplifting and shouldn't be portrayed as such. But I don't see how that hypothetical changes things; from the article timeline, the boy had left the house before the cops even got there. It's not like he decided to let him leave due to the bombardments.