“That’s not a real gun.” The teller rolled his eyes, snapped his gum, and went back to scrolling his Twitter feed.

If you could have seen the masked man’s face, I’m sure his eyebrows would have been raised with an air of confusion. I mean, it wasn’t a real gun, but how could a bank teller know that?

“I can literally see the black paint coming off the plastic on your fingertips. And no gloves? Grea...