Just a small point: Isn't it rather socialistic to consider money robbed from a bank "somebody else's money?" Wasn't he going to cash a paycheck, implying that it was HIS bank? Who pays off an FDIC claim for robbed funds? Isn't it us, ultimately, John Q. Public?
Isn't that one of the reasons you didn't want a posse on your trail after a bank robbery in the Old West? That posse is coming after you to the ends of the earth, because you robbed THEIR money.
All that being said, I think the writer did exactly right in these circumstances, but not because it's "somebody else's money." His tactical situation was lousy, not knowing how many perps were involved, their deployment inside the bank, whether they had shoulder weapons, etc. So the smart thing was to beat feet and call in the cavalry.
Isn't that one of the reasons you didn't want a posse on your trail after a bank robbery in the Old West? That posse is coming after you to the ends of the earth, because you robbed THEIR money.
All that being said, I think the writer did exactly right in these circumstances, but not because it's "somebody else's money." His tactical situation was lousy, not knowing how many perps were involved, their deployment inside the bank, whether they had shoulder weapons, etc. So the smart thing was to beat feet and call in the cavalry.