The surveillance footage shows the robber brandishing a gun. The other customers in the bank were asked to hand over their cash at gunpoint and were threatened not to tell police any details about the robbery. The robber forcibly escorted a customer out of the bank as cover when he exited the building. Incoming customers caused him to let the hostage go and make a run for it. Let’s review a few concepts before you make another decision about this scene. The criminal justice decision-making flowchart does not reveal .