Spanish Hostage Situation Resolution

**Crazed Rabbit** · 01-08-2006, 01:20

Here's an interesting video: Link

Apparently, a bank robber who got trapped inside a bank whilst robbing it and then took hostages, negotiated with the police to give him a motorcycle to escape on.

What's really interesting is what happens after that.

This leads me to my first question: how could anyone be so stupid as to think they could get away from a hundred police, with cars and helicopters? How would he know if the tank had more than 1/2 gallon of gas? Why didn't he negotiate for a bus, or a car he could take his hostages with?
I assume that he must have just been desperate, especially after 12 hours.

And why didn't the police snipe him as soon as he walked out the door? Perhaps they wanted him alive, and didn't want the hostages to be in danger.

In the end, I think its a good reminder to watch the road.

Crazed Rabbit

**Strike For The South** · 01-08-2006, 01:22

sweet

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 01-08-2006, 03:02

Ouch. Sniping him when he left the bank almost seems like it would have been the more humane option, in light of what happened.

A bike is indeed an incredibly impractical getaway vehicle. I think this chap may have watched the second Matrix film a few too many times.

**Spetulhu** · 01-08-2006, 07:13

Getting access to the bank and the hostages was simply more important than shooting the robber. If the sniper managed to only wing him you'd have a wounded and angry robber crawling back inside. No, better let him try to get away considering he's likely to get caught anyway.

**Soulforged** · 01-08-2006, 17:15

Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

This leads me to my first question: how could anyone be so stupid as to think they could get away from a hundred police, with cars and helicopters? How would he know if the tank had more than 1/2 gallon of gas? Why didn't he negotiate for a bus, or a car he could take his hostages with?

I think that he regreted what he did and didn't found another way out in the desperation.

And why didn't the police snipe him as soon as he walked out the door? Perhaps they wanted him alive, and didn't want the hostages to be in danger.

Because you don't go shooting every person in a criminal situation?

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 01-08-2006, 22:37

Well, that's good to hear.

**Samurai Waki** · 01-08-2006, 22:47

I've seen a lot of things in my life but...that....was....awesome

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 01-09-2006, 00:22

Because you don't go shooting every person in a criminal situation?

I agree, but there doesn't seem much point in deciding to be humane about things, right before you drive a car in front of his speeding motorbike.

**Papewaio** · 01-09-2006, 04:56

Googled: I assume it is the same one from 2 years ago:

Tuesday, April 06, 2004
Bank robber holds hostages for 12 hours in Alicante

Security forces in Alicante were on red alert yesterday as a young man threatened to blow up a branch of the Banco Popular in a residential area of the city. The bank seige lasted for over 12 hours. The man entered the bank at 9.30 a.m. and held hostage bank employees and clients for twelve hours, while the police evacuated 176 families from flats around the bank and cordened off the area. The man's father travelled down from Madrid and tried to pursuade his son to free the hostages and to surrender to police, but the man continued with his threats to set off a hand grenade if police did not give him a motorbike and a gram of heroin. Finally he was given a motorbike and tried to escape, but a police car crashed into the bike and overpowered him. He was taken to hospital last night and is reported to be in a serious condition.