Should Snatching an iPhone Be a Felony?

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English comedian Russell Brand could be facing a felony conviction for snatching an iPhone (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2116083/How-Russell-Brand-face-ban-States-felony-charge-.html?ito=feeds-newsxml) from a would-be paparazzi and tossing it through a window. Singer/parolee Chris Brown also found himself in iPhone hot water (http://www.the-leader.com/newsnow/x1771578188/Miami-Beach-police-check-Brown-phone-theft-claim) after being charged with 'robbery by snatching' in a similar DIY-paparazzi-thwarting incident, which could be a misdemeanor or felony (http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=h0429.CRJS.DOCX&DocumentType=Analysis&BillNumber=0429&Session=2012) depending on the value placed on an iPhone. But in the world-of-crazy-pricing created by phone makers and wireless providers ($899 Nokia Windows Phone (http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/pd/Nokia-Lumia-800-Bundle/productID.245999700), anyone?), where the quoted price of an iPhone varies by a factor of 376 (http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=1574#tab3) from the same company, should one really be charged with a felony for snatching an iPhone, especially when an iPad 2 can be had for $399 (http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/12/2864842/mcgraw-hill-education-399-ipad-tipping-point) retail?

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