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A friend of mine (now deceased) robbed a bank once. His side of the story was that he walked into the bank (unarmed, by the way) and simply demanded money; they

by kabdib 6y ago

A friend of mine (now deceased) robbed a bank once. His side of the story was that he walked into the bank (unarmed, by the way) and simply demanded money; they gave it to him and he walked out. He said he was astonished at how smoothly the whole thing went. Upon exiting the bank he just continued to walk away, turned a couple of corners, and was never caught. His take was about 80 dollars. Later on, he got clean and sober and told his sponsor about the episode. Part of recovery is that you're supposed to be willing to make amends for the damage you've done. His sponsor thought about that one, and said, "You know what? I think we're going to let that one pass." Probably a good decision.

sharkweek 6y ago
I guarantee the average success rate of a person’s first bank robbery rubs up against 100% - it’s the unwillingness to stop while you’re ahead that gets people caught. I’d guess my average teller drawer value was somewhere between 2-5k “unlocked” and maybe another 5k kept locked below my station. Not exactly “let’s leave the country and live like kings” money.
- webnrrd2k 6y ago
  FWIW, I knew a guy, briefly, who committed over 70 bank robberies. He was a next door neighbor of a friend of mine who lived in subsidized housing for the elderly. The robber had a strict schedule in and out in two, maybe three minutes once the robbery started. However, he got caught on the last one - because he stayed too long. As a side note, I met him as he was dying of cancer, and my friend would help take care of him. Id pitch in, but it was mostly my friend doing the day-to-day helping. Absolutely f*ing heartbreaking. There was no one else in his life - no friends, no family, nothing. He was bitter and alone. It was brutal watching him die over a few months.
  - jlgaddis 6y ago
    > However, he got caught on the last one ... I guess it makes sense that he quit robbing banks once he got caught.
  - cutemonster 6y ago
    > I met him as he was dying of cancer He got out from prison before he died? How did he spend the days alone before he got cancer

by kabdib 6y ago

sharkweek 6y ago

I guarantee the average success rate of a person’s first bank robbery rubs up against 100% - it’s the unwillingness to stop while you’re ahead that gets people caught. I’d guess my average teller drawer value was somewhere between 2-5k “unlocked” and maybe another 5k kept locked below my station. Not exactly “let’s leave the country and live like kings” money.

webnrrd2k 6y ago
FWIW, I knew a guy, briefly, who committed over 70 bank robberies. He was a next door neighbor of a friend of mine who lived in subsidized housing for the elderly. The robber had a strict schedule in and out in two, maybe three minutes once the robbery started. However, he got caught on the last one - because he stayed too long. As a side note, I met him as he was dying of cancer, and my friend would help take care of him. Id pitch in, but it was mostly my friend doing the day-to-day helping. Absolutely f*ing heartbreaking. There was no one else in his life - no friends, no family, nothing. He was bitter and alone. It was brutal watching him die over a few months.
- jlgaddis 6y ago
  > However, he got caught on the last one ... I guess it makes sense that he quit robbing banks once he got caught.
- cutemonster 6y ago
  > I met him as he was dying of cancer He got out from prison before he died? How did he spend the days alone before he got cancer