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On Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:15:33 -0400, HK wrote:

I didn't give a long answer, but typically I would differentiate between
"theft" and "robbery." Theft typically involves stealing, and usually
not by force. "Robbery" typically is the more serious offense, and
usually involves force. Now, laws and definitions differ from
jurisdiction to jurisdiction, so obviously in some places "theft" can
include characteristics of a more serious offense.

Generally, I would not give long prison sentences to non-violent thieves.

So basically a guy can just be a thief or a living and nothing bad
will ever happen to him. He just goes to "crime school" for a little
while to become a better thief, maybe join a gang.

I have a perfect example of this. At my office complex, in broad
daylight, some scumbag broke my truck window and stole my GPS. I call
the county cops. They take my info, give me a case number for insurance,
and thats it. I asked if they were sending an officer out to look. Oh,
no, we don't have the resources for that, common break ins are SO
frequent that we don't bother. Now, a lot of criminals are pretty smart
in their own way, and I'm sure many of them know that in the county
where my office is, that they can get away with it.