I guess since we're here, maybe we ask why there is a statute of limitations on sexual assault at all.
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Replying to @maureenjohnson
Hangover from frontier days? Some idea that evidence gets stale (clearly outdated now)?
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Replying to @JohnBarnesSF
@JohnBarnesSF@maureenjohnson@saladinahmed Memories dim. Witnesses die. Alibis dissipate. StatOfLim is a damned good idea, for ALL crimes1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @MorlockP
@JohnBarnesSF@maureenjohnson@saladinahmed Also, creates "shit or get off the pot" incentive for gov, which is OK in my book.6 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MorlockP
But I don't see how anyone could use a violent crime the same way.
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Replying to @JohnBarnesSF
E.g. waiting for key possibly exculpatory witnesses to die
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@JohnBarnesSF Speaking as someone w bogus charges hanging over my head for rest of my life (footnote re SoL on hold elided), Damocles sucks.
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