Milton bank teller has had enough: Refuses to hand money over to robber

Probably stuff like this:

Above all, understand that robbing a bank is a lot easier than one might suppose, principally because most banks train tellers to cooperate, and most would rather give up a little (heavily insured) money then risk the bad p.r. and potential libel of, say, a shootout brought on by too much resistance.

The bank in question may not have that policy, and should in any case be glad that the obstinate teller saved them a couple of $K, but it's not unreasonable to expect otherwise.

The teller probably got a reprimand that goes in their HR file. They are explicitly trained to comply and not resist. The reasoning behind it is that by resisting, they may be putting their own lives as well as others at risk. The money's insured. Their life isn't.

Lots of places have a "don't resist" policy. When I was 18 I worked at a Starbucks on Boylston st. My supervisor was fired because he stopped a woman from stealing a $300 espresso machine.

People have been seriously injured or even killed chasing down armed robbers. Let the police and other law-enforcement people deal with the robbers. That's what our taxes go towards.