no matter how much time has passed? I believe that no matter how long it has been, a person should still be held accountable in ALL matters concerning the law. How can we convince lawmakers?
2007-06-03 19:54:04 · 3 answers · asked by shhhhhhhhhh 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
but Nikan don't you believe that it is the actions of others that affect us most?
2007-06-03 20:11:00 · update #1
so you're saying, if someone stole from me 6 years ago, I now down the road shouldn't have anything to say about it?
2007-06-03 20:18:54 · update #2
The reason there are statutes of limitaions on many crimes is because of the constitutional guarantee to be able to face your accusers. If they are gone the having an unlimited time to persue a crime becomes a violation of that guraantee.
Even in the Bible, there were cities of sactuary. A person spent 7 years in that city and the crime went away. The only one that didn't was murder. That could go away every 49 years. A life sentence back then.
2007-06-03 20:05:05 · answer #1 · answered by .*. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well there is a Statute of Limitations on most crimes, but not ALL crimes!
Yea, I think there should be one. I can't see dragging someone back to stand trial over a $10.00 shoplifting charge 17 years after it occurred. Absurd!!
Don't you think we waste a lot of taxpayers money as it is? Why do you want to waste more?
Count me out. Jails are full enough!
2007-06-04 03:02:14 · answer #2 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
worry about your own actions, not what someone else did ten years ago.
2007-06-04 02:58:42 · answer #3 · answered by Nikan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋