SoldierOfTheKing
Christian Spenglerian
- Jan 6, 2006
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Most crimes do, the main exception being murder.
All of those reasons are also reasons to doubt the accusations against Moore...
Wikipedia said:The purpose and effect of statutes of limitations are to protect defendants. There are three reasons for their enactment:
In Classical Athens, a five-year statute of limitations was established for all cases except homicide and the prosecution of non-constitutional laws (which had no limitation). Demosthenes wrote that these statutes of limitations were adopted to control "sycophants" (professional accusers).
- A plaintiff with a valid cause of action should pursue it with reasonable diligence.
- By the time a stale claim is litigated, a defendant might have lost evidence necessary to disprove the claim.
- Litigation of a long-dormant claim may result in more cruelty than justice.
All of those reasons are also reasons to doubt the accusations against Moore...
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