one summer when i was 13 yo, me and some other older kids stole cars from parking lots at night at restaurants and movie theatres. 2 things i learned. first, adrenaline affects your perception of time. what felt like seconds was minutes and that's when people passing by would stop and notice us. last, threatening people doesn't guarantee compliance. we finally got caught because a woman on the sidewalk was blocking our getaway, and when one of the older kids i was with threatened her she just sat down on the sidewalk in front of our car and started crying uncontrollably.
