Yesterday’s show was a wake up call. The video of the young man so casually discussing a plot to brutally murder another conservative commentator during a debate, was troubling to watch. I’m having a really hard time processing how we got here.
Yes, we live in a peerless country, full of kind-hearted and giving people. But there’s a festering infection growing, and it must be stopped. Arendt’s “banality of evil” is on my mind often lately. People I once respected have let the evil in, and it’s spreading as they give it a microphone and a megaphone. I wonder where I went wrong as well. How could I have so misjudged them?
This is not an academic issue. We’ve seen where this goes. Death and destruction are the final chapters of this book in every version, and in every place it surfaces. I fear we are running out of time. I hope I’m wrong.
Federal Crimes Statute Of Limitations
U.S. law sets the statute of limitations for federal crimes. The statute of limitations is a guideline for the allowable or maximum time after a criminal action takes place within which a legal case can be initiated.
Statutes of limitations allow prosecutors sufficient time to investigate a case before bringing charges while also providing protection to individuals from unfair prosecution. Once the statute of limitations expires for a particular crime, the alleged offender can no longer be prosecuted for that offense.
For most non-capital federal crimes, the statute of limitations is five (5) years per 18 U.S.C. § 3282. This means that the federal government must bring charges against the defendant no later than five years after the commission of a crime.
There are exceptions to the standard five-year statute of limitations. Some crimes are subject to extended time limits, while others have no statute of limitations at all.
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