A similar thing happened to a friend of mine, who is an ex-cop, several years ago. He was at a McDonalds drive through after working late one evening. A thug who thought he was sneaking up on him, appeared in the drivers’s side window while he was in line waiting to pick up his order. My friend had seen him come up in the mirror, Because of situational awareness, he already had his 9mm Glock in his hand. When the thug “asked” for some money, my buddy promptly put the gun in his face. The thug said he didn’t want any trouble and my friend had merely misunderstood him.
My friend, being an ex-cop, told the thug he was going to let him post bond. So he made the thug take out his wallet and give him all his money, which turned out to be about $25. I told my buddy “you robbed him!”. He disagreed. He said he only helped him get his focus by being his “life coach” and for only $25 it was a real bargain.
I will remember that as long as I live.