{"id":946,"date":"2023-06-05T07:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T07:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldculturepictorial.com\/wcp-blog\/?p=946"},"modified":"2023-06-04T19:53:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T19:53:00","slug":"man-stops-bank-robbery-with-kindness-and-hug-desperate-would-be-robber-no-job-wants-to-go-to-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldculturepictorial.com\/wcp-blog\/man-stops-bank-robbery-with-kindness-and-hug-desperate-would-be-robber-no-job-wants-to-go-to-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"69-year-old man saves bank and jobless would-be robber with kind words and a hug"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When a struggling Californian attempted to alleviate his financial stress by robbing a bank<\/a>, Michael Armus Sr. recognized it was out of sadness and not malice. Stepping in with words, and eventually a hug, 69-year-old Michael diffused a situation potentially explosive situation, as the bank robber claimed he was carrying a bomb.

“I believe it was meant for me to be here that day,” he said.<\/a>

The bank is one where Armus knows all the tellers, but instead of greeting him with the usual smiles, this time, he was met with looks of concern. Armus then noticed a man in the bank who had his face covered with his shirt. \u201cI seen that the way he was talking, he was getting irritated. He said, \u2018I don\u2019t want to hurt anybody,\u2019\u201d Armus said.

But Armus said he also saw something else in Plasencia that made him approach. \u201cHe seemed to be depressed the way he was talking, so… I said, \u2018What\u2019s wrong? You don\u2019t have a job?\u2019 He said, \u2018There\u2019s nothing in this town for me. I just want to go to prison,\u2019\u201d Armus said.

Armus says he tried to comfort Plasencia and asked if they could step outside. \u201cSo, I took him outside, and I give the man a hug right here at the doors. He started crying,\u201d Armus said. \u201cThen, I stepped away from him, and swoop, here come all the cops \u2013 no sirens, just lights everywhere, rifles out, \u2018Get on the ground!\u2019\u201d

\u201cThe ladies were all worried. The one teller was saying, \u2018No, no, not the one in the black shirt,\u2019\u201d Armus said. Police arrested Plasencia for attempted robbery. They say he was not armed like he had claimed.

Armus says he\u2019s thinking of visiting Plasencia in jail, adding that he recognized the man as a friend of his daughter from decades ago. \u201cLove overcomes all things. People don\u2019t realize that. Try to be kind to somebody. It makes a difference,\u201d he said.

Image courtesy Woodland Police Department \u2013 ABC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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