How the fuck is there a statute of limitations for rape in New York?

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Actually, Drich, something being outside of the statute of limitations does not negate its illegality. It simply ceases to be enforceable . . . to some degree. You're just kind of making that up. Also, the reason for the statute of limitations is that it gets harder to prove and is thus a drain on resources. It has nothing to do with the likelihood that a woman changed "rape status" after five years. If she was raped five years ago, it's still rape. If she wasn't raped five years ago, odds are she's not going to stir the pot five years down the line. It's a rare case indeed where someone pretends to be raped years after the fact. Why wouldn't she just claim she was raped two weeks ago?

Precisely Shell B.  You hit the nail on the head.  Rape is still rape regardless of length of time that has passed.  SoL only means the law enforcement can no longer legally do anything about it.  

Drich you cannot say that prior to the five years it was defined as rape and one day after the five years it merely becomes consensual legal sex.  That's simply false.  It was still a crime, just one that can not be tried.  

As far as your "tough love" diatribe back there, I'm not opposed to tough love as it has its time and place but you seem to quickly forget the times Jesus humbles himself as a servant to others and shows true compassion.  How about the woman in adultery that Jesus did not condemn while the priests were ready to stone her?  Did he use tough love there?  

How about the apostle Paul in 1 Cor 9:22: "I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I may save some".  He's saying that he adapts to all people to relate to them on levels they understand.  We cannot be one-dimensional in our approach to discussions as what may help some will not help all.  We need to assess, adapt and respond accordingly.  Be humble, loving and raise others up and not admonish them.  We are all the same and all deserving of the same respect, regardless of our background, ethnicity, beliefs, etc.