Bruce Wayne's parents were just being robbed at gun point.
That one worked out REAL well for the family.....
I think the point most people who say they would do something are making is that every situation is different. And calls for different action. Blanket give them the money answers do NOT mean you're going home to the wife and kids or whoever you care about. Just like attempting to fight back does not mean that you're going to be safe.
Bottom line that a lot of lawyers and misguided people in a lot of places (including america) have created is that there is no consequences for your own actions anymore. If you are committing a crime you are giving up your rights while the crime is in progress.
My favorite stories are the one's where criminals break into a house and get shot. Then crime mommy goes and sues the home owner for violating her dead son's civil rights.......... What a (deleted) Joke.