Confrontational aggravated burglaries committed at workplaces are not to be considered less serious purely because they occur in a workplace rather than a residential dwelling. Citizens in the workplace are entitled to feel safe and secure in their working space. A total effective sentence of 3 years and 11 months' imprisonment for an instigator of a grievance-driven workplace aggravated burglary involving a group of seven, accompanied by a nasty assault (head-butting and punching), was within the permissible range even where the offender did not know about a co-offender's firearm, had limited criminal history, good prospects of rehabilitation, and health issues.
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