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Originally Posted by shmike
What is the statute of limitations on re-victimizing?
Would it have been ok after 5 years? 10? 15?
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Originally Posted by goof2
Since it was a long time ago it no longer counts? Doesn't the American justice system have an interest in demonstrating that, in a case like this, it will not be dropped if you run long enough?
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There are times when you have to consider the welfare of the individual over retribution, or demonstrative justice by The State.
If you'll stop the pile-on for 10 seconds to re-read my original post on the subject, you'll see that I "question" the automatic assumption that he should be brought back to face his sentence, in this specific instance.