Maybe if this type of thing keeps happening then maybe robbers will rethink the idea of robbing an establishment. If thugs see that people are fighting back or getting caught and being arrested, maybe it will make them think twice! Maybe...
Let's say, metaphorically speaking, that the state of Montana was like a person in a bar. What kind of person or people would our bar be described as? This is entirely too accurate, you can argue it all you want.