Chapter 271 - Chapter 150: Parcel Theft, Stolen Over My Head_4

The real purpose of legal statutes regarding the statute of limitations is, in fact, for those who have erred and not faced judicial punishment to be rehabilitated in society and to endure the condemnation of their conscience. It also stipulates that if one reoffends during the statute of limitations period, the statute of limitations will be recalculated. For instance, consider a fugitive murderer who has been on the run for 19 years and 364 days. During those 19 years, he was careful every day, hiding his tracks, afraid to expose himself. Then, on the very last day, he was accidentally caught for drunk driving. If so, he would be charged with reckless driving, and the statute of limitations would reset. The statute of limitations for his crime of intentional homicide would need to be recalculated.