Any armed robbery is serious, but parts of this are a little comical in terms of one employee’s reactions to having a gun pointed in her direction.
There seems to be a carefree attitude, or at least a “I don’t have time for your BS” attitude. She calmly presses the panic button, in clear view of the robbers, drink still in her other hand.
Happening in Australia, the two clerks at this store couldn’t do much in terms of defending themselves with firearms, because Australia believes in disarming it’s citizens. Criminals, however, can be armed.
There were many opportunities for a good guy to react to this armed robbery with lethal force, as these robbers were incredibly focused on what they were after and not on anyone in the area.
