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Old 07-18-2012, 11:04 AM
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Very interesting video clip. I have problems with the "armed citizen" though.

In a crowded place (30 customers), he pulls out his handgun and begins to shoot at the robbers. His aim was not good enough to drop them with his
.380 pistol. He kept firing even after their backs were turned toward him and they were clear of the gambling hall.

He had good motive but still should have been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment.

By the way, the "internet cafe" was a gambling hall where the players gamble on computers that look and act just like slot machines. They do not pay off in cash but in "phone cards" that the management gives you money for when you "sell" them to the cashier. It is just a way to get around the casino rules.