Posted on 08/30/2019 12:26:02 PM PDT by RummyChick
Staring down the barrel of a semi-automatic rifle wasn't enough to spook a cigarette-puffing St. Louis man into giving up his valuables early Wednesday morning when an armed robber came into a local bar demanding money.
Bartender Dustin Krueger was serving six customers around 12.30am Wednesday at Behrmann's Tavern on Maramec Street near S. Compton Avenue on the city's south side when the unidentified gunman stormed in wielding a huge, military-style gun.
Soundless surveillance video of the incident shows most of the bar patrons quickly raising their hands and sprawling on the floor as the thief made his way through the room.
But one anonymous bar customer wasn't having it.
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Since he didn’t let any fly at the stubborn customer, I’d say it wasn’t loaded. Not that anyone would have known at the time. You could tell the robber was off his game with all that walking around and mostly looking lost.
I sure would love to hear the audio. This guy was clearly talking to the perp.
Appropriate music track. I wonder if the smoker even remembers what happened the next day?
There is some kind of badge or emblem on his shirt.
The comments on that video are hilarious.
When people are nervous and do not want to give it away to incite predators, they light up cigarettes, getting their consciousness distracted with something else than what is going on. It is a known method of gangsters.
I can’t think of a time I would want a cigarette more . . .
A lot of youtubers think he is either a gangster or just got served divorce papers and didn’t give a damn.
It almost looks like a police/fire/security badge. And you are right, the comments are good! Thanks for pointing me back to them.
I’ve sat and drank beer in that bar several times. It’s in a rough but not horrible part of South ST. Louis.
So whats your opinion of that guy?
gangster or just didnt give a damn.
He has some kind of emblem on his shirt.
It really is like out of a movie complete with the nerdy looking guy popping his head up quickly and back down again.
At one point the patron is clearly saying something like why are you bothering him when there is a cash register over there
Doesn’t look like phony bravery to me. Looks like the real thing
OMG! You should apply at the Gray Lady!
Sad part is, it could happen. KEK
Respectfully disagree. That was not phony bravery. That was real bravery.
As someone who has been the subject of four attempted muggings — and took guns away from the perps in two of those — think I might have some perspective.
Yes. They are just hard to find even in Texas. But pretty sure he didn’t care about a ticket for smoking inside at that time. LOL.
LOL!
Me too...
Bwahahah! Thats funny right there...and really pretty sad but true
We have one in Kileen TX named “Tanks” where you can still smoke.
Now if he had taken the gun away from the robber, I would understand.
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