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Personally, I see no justifiable evidence for that clerk/gunman to open up with his G-23 at the moment when he did. Instead I see indications that the robber actually wasn’t ready to initiate a gun battle.
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That's kind of what I said, actually -- I don't "see" anything either. Quite importantly, none of us can "hear" anything. Also, if demands are made at some point, we can't see it because the robber is off the screen.
Who knows what he said. If he said, "I'm going to kill you all and take the money," shooting is quite justified.
I'm not arguing that he's entirely justified... I'm arguing that there could well be extenuating elements of the situation that are not clear in the video.
Preponderance of the evidence points to it being hasty on the part of the clerk. But it's not 100% certain.
-Jephthai-