[Churchillspirit]

Mr Nicholson behaved stupidly. Bank tellers (of which I was one) are given extensive training in how to re-act to a hold up. Most banks have silent alarms that the teller can activate without alarming the perp. Leave it to the professionals to take care of the robber.

We were always trained that the money can be replaced, the employees - or indeed any innocent person who gets in the way of a panicked thief - cannot be.

It is a tried and true policy and Mr Nicholson should have known better.

[NohSpinZone]

All right, maybe my sense of cynicism is at an (justifiably) all-time high, but who DOESN’T believe that the robber is going to sue the ex-teller and the bank for trauma, humiliation and emotional distress.

I’ve seen worse...No, this country doesn’t need tort reform whatsoever.