At best, he did not really want to shoot anybody, and/or he was out of ammo. At least, he only asked for a meal at the restaurant., and left the convenience store with nothing.
I know, I know, you’ve got to “Look at the bright side of life! Look at the bright side of life! All together now!”
I prefer to look at the “earn a living like the rest of us, a-hole” side of things. Guy wanted back into jail.
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