I worked at a drug store chain in my early Uni days in Canada. We had the same policy there. If someone came in with a gun, I was told to give him the money in the cash register (never more than 200$, the rest would be put in a safe I didn't have a key for), and then just wait until he left, at which point I would call the cops and the store manager, who would come in to hand them the video and report the exact amount stolen.
It seems to be standard policy, because it was considered far less risky than being a vigilante. Less chance of being killed in the moment, and fewer chances of retaliation from any associates the criminal might have.
But in this case I take note of this part of her statement:
I tried to run away and he grabbed my neck
Gloves are off at that point as if he was JUST after money, he'd allow the clerk to run off. We live at a time that criminality has been passively accepted too much, it has escalated to where now they feel they can hurt people with impunity so all clerks should stay strapped for their own protection.
Oh, I hadn't read the article, I was just responding to the comment above. If the criminal escalated the situation like that, then yeah, a more intense response was warranted.
Just remember the stores with higher prices runned by jeets also have these kind of policies anyway
I worked at a drug store chain in my early Uni days in Canada. We had the same policy there. If someone came in with a gun, I was told to give him the money in the cash register (never more than 200$, the rest would be put in a safe I didn't have a key for), and then just wait until he left, at which point I would call the cops and the store manager, who would come in to hand them the video and report the exact amount stolen.
It seems to be standard policy, because it was considered far less risky than being a vigilante. Less chance of being killed in the moment, and fewer chances of retaliation from any associates the criminal might have.
But in this case I take note of this part of her statement:
Gloves are off at that point as if he was JUST after money, he'd allow the clerk to run off. We live at a time that criminality has been passively accepted too much, it has escalated to where now they feel they can hurt people with impunity so all clerks should stay strapped for their own protection.
Oh, I hadn't read the article, I was just responding to the comment above. If the criminal escalated the situation like that, then yeah, a more intense response was warranted.