Hero sues bank

Richard Camp, 39, is a general contractor in Long Beach, CA. He has been a customer at Farmers and Merchants Bank for nine years. He was in the bank when it was robbed. Camp stepped up and tackled the armed robber. In the process he took a bullet in the thigh and a woman was also shot.

Camp expected the bank to pay him a reward. He thought they would at least pay his medical bills. His wife has insurance that covers him, but he felt the bank should do more. He is unable to work while he recovers from his injury. But the bank has not stepped up and is now being sued. He believes the bank was negligent and has failed to provide a safe environment for customers.

Many thoughts go through my mind and I wonder what may have happened had the theft been allowed to proceed? Would anyone have been shot, would the police have apprehended the robber, would the cash have been recovered, with insurance - what would the bank have really lost had the thief gotten away? One thing I do know is that banks do not want customers to put themselves in harms way to be heroes. Many banks do not want armed guards for this same reason.