Theft and robbery are not just monetary crimes, that's why the penalties are different. Theft almost always has a component of violence done or threatened agai

Theft and robbery are not just monetary crimes, that's why the penalties are different. Theft almost always has a component of violence done or threatened against a person and robbery involves violating a persons formerly thought-to-be safe space. There is a large psychological/emotional component to these more petty crimes. It's mostly not about the money, it's about what you had to do to get it.