FR><< Armed robbery with a gun is no worse than armed
  > robbery with a knive, or machete, , or any weapon with lethal potential. 
>>
FR>I was on a jury a couple years back and we convicted a shoplifter of armed
  >robbery, because he fought with the store clerks and he had a knife on his
  >person. He got 2 years.  (Actually a really hard case to decide, because
  >although the shoplifter started the fight the clerks beat him up pretty 
good
  >Now, if this guy had had a gun on him it would have been more like 10 
years.
  >So, in your opinion, should the law be changed to make robbery with a gun
  >worth 2 years or should the shoplifter with a knife be sent up for 10 
ears
  >just like the gunman?
The latter.  Send him up for 10 years for armed robbery with a knife. 
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