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Comment by renewiltord

1 day ago

We shouldn’t rush to judgment. A few years sounds like a good period of time for things that could affect someone’s life. One could argue it should take a century or more to convict people of such crimes. How can we be sure it’s not politically motivated? Only way is to ensure that we wait for political change and see if the crime is still to be prosecuted.

The longer it takes, the less of a deterrent it is. What would even be the point of convicting someone a century later?