RE: How the fuck is there a statute of limitations for rape in New York?
October 17, 2016 at 1:09 pm
Sounds like there are two definitions of the word "rape" being used here.
There's "rape" the crime, and "rape" the action.
So yes, whilst a person can't be convicted of a rape (crime) 5 years after it happened, that doesn't change the fact that the person raped (action) the victim.
Drich you appear to be ignoring the colloquial use of terms in favor of being overbearingly technical. For example, the phrase "he got away with murder" is a well known expression, even though by your argument if you don't get convicted of murder you aren't technically a murderer.
In short, I get where you are coming from but I don't think you're argument really applies to the underlying theme here. The event (rape, sexual assault, non-consensual sex, whatever you want to call it) still happened even if nobody got convicted for it.
There's "rape" the crime, and "rape" the action.
So yes, whilst a person can't be convicted of a rape (crime) 5 years after it happened, that doesn't change the fact that the person raped (action) the victim.
Drich you appear to be ignoring the colloquial use of terms in favor of being overbearingly technical. For example, the phrase "he got away with murder" is a well known expression, even though by your argument if you don't get convicted of murder you aren't technically a murderer.
In short, I get where you are coming from but I don't think you're argument really applies to the underlying theme here. The event (rape, sexual assault, non-consensual sex, whatever you want to call it) still happened even if nobody got convicted for it.
