I understand having a limit for small crimes but for huge ones, like murder, why would the crime prescribe? Is there a reason for that?!
I understand having a limit for small crimes but for huge ones, like murder, why would the crime prescribe? Is there a reason for that?!
There are a diversity of reasons. In some cases it is to protect the purpertrator.
In my state the statute of limitations for bring legal charges for child sex abuse is 4 years after the child turns 18.
If you were raped as a child you have file charges before you turn 22. Most people can’t even come to terms with what happened to them at that age, let alone file charges.
There have been four major attempts to remove that statute and all for failed.
What to know who funds the effort to prevent the statute from being changed?
The Catholic Church.
yeah that’s fucked up. Tbf that is why I asked. I understand all the other justifications but for me not paying for a horrible crime just because ot’s been too long is ridiculous. Sometimes it takes longer to gather evidence or to even identify the person