| Earlier reports in this case in paticular, there were back tracking stories from the acused, one said they never had a gun, then another said they left it in the vehicle, and yet one of the victims said one of them pulled out a black shiny object as they warned them they would shoot them..... so regardless, they intended to use it as a force of agression and to get what they want....
It's the same reasoning that I hold a bunch of people in a building hostage and claim I have a bomb strapped to me..... even though I don't, the enforcement that would turn out, and the seriousness of the crime would still remain. It's the act of trying to get what you want by invoking fear onto others. |