If the same situation happened over here in Ireland any european country: Unarmed cops see robbery in progress, approach the situation but get shot at so are forced to withdraw. Some lowlife junkie informs on the lads that done it a few weeks later in exchange for not going to jail for robbing some old lady to fund his habit. The 2 lads end up in court but get suspended sentences because they came from "difficult family circumstances" and they "needed" the money because they live in poverty (full dole and all benefits wasnt enough to support there drug habit), they go out and rob more people, eventually caught again and this time the judge says he is "forced" to send them to prison....2 lads live in relative luxury with TV, books, gym, education, a small alowance without working, freely associate with other criminals and build up there network, get released early after barely serving any time for "good behaviour" (managed not to stick a shank im someones neck for all of a year). 2 lads get out and the cycle continues.
