• charliespider@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Does it? Quietly hand a note to the bank teller that says: “this is a robbery, put $10000 in a bag”, then calmly walk out when they give it to you.

    One could argue that there was violence implied, but that doesn’t mean that violence was used.

    • TWeaK@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Yeah the threat of violence makes it robbery (eg if you have a banana in your pocket but say you have a gun), just like terrorism can be either violence or the threat of violence to achieve a political goal. However, a bank heist would not be robbery, just like burglary or pickpocketing is not robbery.