No. Nearly all banks have private insurance that covers them if they are robbed. (It is not the
same as federal deposit insurance.)
In addition, most banks take elaborate measures to safeguard the cash and other valuable items
left in their care. Bank vaults have long been protected by reinforced concrete walls, time locks,
and metal alloy doors that resist drilling and explosions.
At one time, armed security guards stood watch over banks, but today most banks seem to
have decided (wisely) that they would rather not expose their customers and employees to
gunplay. Shotguns and revolvers have been replaced by closed-circuit television cameras that
maintain a constant watch over everyone who enters or exits the bank.
Another innovation is the exploding dye pack. In certain cases, bank employees are able to
place a package of red dye in with the robber’s stash of stolen cash. Later, when the crook
opens the stash, the concealed dye pack explodes, covering the robber and the ill-gotten
money with dye that won’t wash off.
Most banks take elaborate measures to safeguard valuables. Shotguns and
revolvers have been replaced by closed-circuit television cameras that maintain a constant watch
over everyone who enters or exits a bank.
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