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86 year old robs a bank... (Original Post) handmade34 Jan 2020 OP
See? Old people can rob banks, too! nt zanana1 Jan 2020 #1
Three hots and a cot Generic Brad Jan 2020 #2
I was a correctional officer for a bit handmade34 Jan 2020 #3
Is this a great country, or what? Dave Starsky Jan 2020 #6
Desperate senior citizen who needed food, shelter and/or medical care. Fla Dem Jan 2020 #4
Don't Worry Lokee11 Jan 2020 #5

Fla Dem

(23,809 posts)
4. Desperate senior citizen who needed food, shelter and/or medical care.
Sat Jan 18, 2020, 11:29 AM
Jan 2020

I certainly don't advocate robbing a bank with a gun, but sometimes desperate people do stupid things. And no I don't know if those were the reasons he commited the crime. But elderly people have been known to do that. They get better care, shelter and food than being on the streets. A misdemeanor would have had him back out on the street in weeks, whereas a major crime may see him in prison for the rest of his life where he'll get a bunk, care and meals.

Lokee11

(235 posts)
5. Don't Worry
Sat Jan 18, 2020, 12:01 PM
Jan 2020

from what I have recently learned about crimes from the Repuglicon party and the WH administration, since it sounds like the bank got the money back, he is free to go and no actual crime occurred at all. ?|_( ツ )_/? .

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