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re: Purpose of “Statute of Limitations”
Posted on 7/2/18 at 6:46 pm to Grasshopper
Posted on 7/2/18 at 6:46 pm to Grasshopper
Eye witnesses are notoriously undependable to start with...after decades, they become even less dependable. Over time, people pass away and forget facts, so trials become damn unfair. That is what was explained to me...
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Posted on 7/2/18 at 6:48 pm to Spankum
That’s a valid point but with new ways of collecting objective data (DNA etc) it seems like an outdated law.
Posted on 7/2/18 at 6:49 pm to Spankum
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Eye witnesses are notoriously undependable to start with...after decades, they become even less dependable.
This pretty much sums it up. With each day that passes, memory fades. If I had to recall an assault I witnessed 20 years ago, I wouldn't be able to do it legitimately.
Posted on 7/2/18 at 9:43 pm to Spankum
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Eye witnesses are notoriously undependable to start with
That's a rather substantial overstatement.
In many sex crimes against underaged victims, many statutes of limitation don't begin until the victim reaches 18. In Louisiana, you can add another 30 years on top of that before the case is "too old" for charges.
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