" This poor little lady. May justice behind prison bars have it's field day with this individual who cares about no one but himself. Anyone who preys on the elderly is sick, expecially this type of crime. "

" While punishment is apt, it is hard to justify a 3 year sentence for purse snatching. The article says nothing of how his probation related. For example, if he was on 2.5 years of probation and was forced to finish that sentence in jail because of this crime, then justice was done. But the "social harm" of purse snatching is minimal, so it's hard to justify a "many years" sentence. The age of the owner of the purse should have no play in that...... "

" This criminal was already on probation for a felony he committed less than a year before this felony. Probation is normally granted to first time offenders and usually has a condition not commit other crimes or they will be sent to jail or prison. A 3 year sentence with good behaivior and the time he has spent in the county jail already he will probably be out of prison in 18 months or less. So, 3 years does not seem unreasonable to me. "

" Right on! "

" Justice, Your so right 3 years is way to long for true justice to be done.This dog of a human being should thrown in a pit and stoned to death.As for you anyone who thinks purse snatching from old ladies is of minimal social harm is a complete and total fool. "

" I agree with you, Justice, on the facts presented here. I wonder though, if I would feel differently if there were extenuating circumstances, like a long history of petty criminal acts that were associated with drug use? Not that prison is the place to kick a drug habit, but maybe there's more to the story. Problem is that there are so many other more serious offenses that seem to merit less time in jail as a punishment. "

" To Justice: Well what do you think they ought to do with him? It doesn't matter what he was on probation for. He's already proved to be an individual with no self control when it comes to violating the law. He should pay the price for this crime and the one that earned him probation, DUH! Do you really think we should give him a short timeout and let this low-life loose? I'm sure glad you're not in charge of our justice system! Oh by the way, the article says he was on probation for auto theft. So he stole while on probation for another robbery. See a pattern here? He has to pay for what he's done! "

" Jen, you're right that more serious offenses often receive less prison time. That doesn't minimize this crime. The more serious offenses should get more prison time. But I think 3 years for robbing somebody is totally reasonable. Besides, he obviously didn't learn the first time! AND, he was in violation of probation. That tells you he keeps making bad choices; he should pay for the consequences. "

" No big deal, no great harm, to snatch a purse from a 91 year old woman? This was a potentially violent crime which could have turned out much worse. The victim was "fishing" for her keys at the time and tried to hold on to the purse. It's easy to imagine her spraining or breaking a wrist or even falling and breaking a hip. Older folks are more fragile and vulnerable. How would we feel if she were our mother, our grandmother? Three years probably wouldn't sound so long then. The offender didn't know she was that old? Maybe, but more likely he chose her for that very reason - because she was easy prey. Probation is a gift and always has a condition not to break any laws, so yes, he deserved to be sentenced for both crimes. "

" Why doesn't the Register name the grocery store? "

" I believe it was Brown's Valley Market. "