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If the police car came up behind them, they wouldn't know they were blocking a police car until the cop yelled at them to get out of the street.

Possibly. I just don't think that some homies who had just committed 'strong arm robbery and assault" would have such poor situational awareness.

[UCANSEE2]

P.S. It all doesn't make sense that they would walk down the middle of the street in front of a cop, taking such a risk after the robbery, UNLESS this isn't the first time that they tried to shoplift at that particular QT. Maybe it's just the first time it evolved to strong arm robbery/assault and they didn't believe the CLERKS would call police.

That was obvious from the fact that his 'homies' decided to seek revenge upon QT by looting and burning it to the ground, while painting SNITCHES GET STITCHES on the wall. It was a warning to them and all other businesses.

Even Mike's parents are saying that the fact he committed a robbery shouldn't matter, it's that somebody called the cops.