Not Ready for Prime Time: According to police in Canton, Mich., Joseph Webster, 54, walked into a Comerica bank in June, gave the teller a robbery note and claimed he had a bomb strapped to his body. A nearby customer overheard, pulled out his licensed 9 mm handgun and told Webster: “You are not robbing this bank.” Webster insisted: “But I have a bomb.” The customer: “I don’t care.” Webster then quietly sat down in a chair, where he remained until police arrived.
This article appears in Jul 23-29, 2008.