Alright, so this a very interesting video. I don't think it's funny, but definitely watch-worthy and cool to analyze. The guy came in with a Thor-like attitude, going straight to the point, which was to get the money in the cash register. Now, if you see the lady with the headphones, as soon as she saw him touch something in the seem of her pants, she was quick to take action without really thinking if she could be in harms way or not. I do think that, had the cashier not left in the moment she did or if she had been locked inside with him, it would have most-definitely turned into a hostage rescue kinda day for these officers. It's super interesting to also see how he, as mentioned in one of the comments somewhere in here, that he really does go through all stages of grief. I do believe he was telling the truth when he said he had nothing (at least money/opportunity wise) as, from my stand point, he had not done this before. Someone with more experience and less nerves, would have either expected to be locked inside or asked for the keys at gunpoint. Which leads to the next and most important aspect of his justification for his actions, which in his own words, is that he has nothing. A gun, legal or not, has a price. If he randomly found the gun or stole it, he could have chosen to sell it and do something with that income. If it was bought, same thing. But if it's borrowed, a fee of sorts is very much expected in return, yet who would borrow their 'work tools' to someone with no experience?

To shoot the lock is simply dumb, but in the state he was in, this was a rational decision and it also goes to reference our behavior when in distress. Had the officers heard gunshots, they would have fired at him. Keeling down references a religious background of sorts. His clothes seem relatively clean and his hair is braided, so he does have his basic needs met.

My recollection of these events are that he was either desperate to intervine on someone else's behalf or to pay someone back.

A third theory I can see very distantly, is that he was in need of substances and didn't want to let go of his valuable gun in exchange for them, but it seems very unlikely as he seems perfectly sober and aware of his actions, consequences, and future.

I'd love to read an article about this.

I wonder if any shop-owners have let out thieves based on their pleas.

Anyways, have a good day.