Statute of limitations exists to protect the people. Imagine being a disagreeable sort to the government, and then being punished with every violation ever (ev

Statute of limitations exists to protect the people. Imagine being a disagreeable sort to the government, and then being punished with every violation ever (every driving mistake you've ever had but were never charged with, every incidence of jaywalking, having to go through decades of taxes instead of two years, And similar things caught by some surveillance device).