Quote: (10-31-2018 09:50 PM)moneyshot Wrote:
Most every crime has a statute of limitations in the US, right?
What do you think the SOL for rape accusations should be?
Probably one year after the crime is reported, with a one year window to report something after it actually occurred. So, maximum two years.
The current statutes of limitations, which range from multiple years to FOREVER, are absolutely absurd. The relevant physical evidence is long gone, and witnesses memories cannot be trusted with someone's life after several years.
Plus, since the evidence is all gone, you cannot really prove yourself innocent. This conflicts with the presumption of innocence- the government shouldn't be able to charge you with anything that cannot be definitely proven one way or another. That is the whole point of these laws.