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Originally Posted by Calis
I never really considered definitions here, is it as obvious as it would seem that a robbery involves a threat or implied threat?
Meaning if someone shoplifts something, gets called on it and makes a threat it then becomes a robbery at that point?
Not saying anything about this situation, just curious in general.
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Generally robbery is theft by force or threat.
Edit: Actually in Missouri, 2nd-degree robbery requires force.
569.030. 1. A person commits the crime of robbery in the second degree when he forcibly steals property.
1st-degree robbery requires stealing by force AND either causing injury, being armed, or threatening with a weapon (whether or not the defendant actually has a weapon).