by Someguy on October 22nd, 2008

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If I raped someone 20 years ago but was never convicted in court, does that make me a rapist?

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by Sweet T on October 22nd, 2008
Yes you would be a rapist, a loser, and a #*$(#^&&
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- Don't hold back! LOL
  
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  by - retroglide - on October 22nd, 2008
- http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/22/academics-sign-pro-ayers-petition/
  You'll get the point.
  I never raped anyone, but when people do bad things it makes them bad people.
  
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  by Someguy on October 22nd, 2008
- Someguy, I know you didnt. LOL.
  
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  by Sweet T on October 22nd, 2008
- Somethings have to be said VERY clearly around here.
  
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  by Someguy on October 22nd, 2008
- Did Ayer rape someone??? Or is there another point your making?
  
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  by Sweet T on October 22nd, 2008
- No. He just blew up buildings and terrorized people and now he is being defended as if nothing happened.
  
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  by Someguy on October 22nd, 2008
- I know he is a terrorist, I dislike him for that reason.
  
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  by Sweet T on October 22nd, 2008
- I would never defend a person like that.
  
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  by Sweet T on October 22nd, 2008
- Thank GOD Someguy! I thought you did! WHEW, what a relief.
  
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  by - retroglide - on October 22nd, 2008
- haha
  
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  by Someguy on October 22nd, 2008
- some questions are so bad , rapist you are !
  
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  by sharpjwe on November 8th, 2008
- Well did he rape or didn't he? If yes he should feff off into his own dirty little World and you with him. If no, what a sick question. I reckon anyone asking that is absolutely sick. Any one who answers Someguy must be as sick as him. Sharpjwe, retrogl8ide designer extraordinaire and someguy is the real sasha fierce. Well Sasha full of crap, I would like to meet you and the germs who laughed at your answer. If there is any way we can meet, please put it where I can see it. If you've got the guts that is??
  
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  by bazza on January 27th, 2009
- @Razza: Please read the following comment threads. I didn't rape anyone. It was a question IF. It was a social experiment to determine why Bill Ayers is not considered a terrorist now while a rapist is still a rapist.
  Don't worry about me. I am no rapist.
  http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4358452
  http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4358253
  
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  by Someguy on January 27th, 2009
- there is nothing wrong with asking a question.
  religions are lies and gods do not exist.
  to say he does he pure speculation and not founded on any proof
  
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  by sharpjwe on January 27th, 2009
- To this answerer...LOVE THIS ANSWER!!!!
  
  To the question poster MF,...The opposite of living is.....
  
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by - retroglide - on October 22nd, 2008
Why, after a year and a half on AB would you reveal that? And what type of response did you expect?

Being convicted has nothing to do with it, it's the act itself and as you've already heard from others, yes you are a rapist.

That doesn't mean you haven't led a good life since, but it does mean that you dodged incarceration and for that you should thank your lucky stars.
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- Funny, retroglide. Funny.
  I love the word IF.
  
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  by Someguy on October 22nd, 2008
- OK! PPFFTTT... You scared me. LOL
  
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  by - retroglide - on October 22nd, 2008
- Whaaat. You say LOL to this piece of garbage. What is wrong with the people today. This parasite tells of rape and you laugh. Don't, or can't you see, what he says, is taken on board by every other germ or degenerate (which he is) and shows them this is right. From this day on, if I see the sleaze names come onto AB, I will either complain bitterly or go to whoever controls what is said on this site. Don't take me lightly scum, I pull a lot of weight where it counts and won't stop until crap like you don't exist.
  
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  by bazza on January 27th, 2009
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by Jane on October 22nd, 2008
sure it does.

if i cheated on my spouse but no one found out...am i still a cheater?
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- Only if you didn't change area codes, according to Dr. Luda
  
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  by The Special One on October 22nd, 2008
- well yeah i mean we all know about the Area Code Rule....wait...does it still count when you aren't in high school?
  
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  by Jane on October 22nd, 2008
- I'm not sure. It may only work if you're black - it's a very open ended rule.
  
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  by The Special One on October 22nd, 2008
- I laughed so hard. really hard.....
  
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  by Jane on October 22nd, 2008
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by Brian I on October 22nd, 2008
If you raped somebody you are a rapist, in just the same way as if you have stolen you are a thief. You would just be one of many un-convicted rapists.
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- but it's just part of my history. Why should people judge me now? I've done a lot of good since then.
  
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  by Someguy on October 22nd, 2008
- That isn't the question you asked.
  
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  by Brian I on October 22nd, 2008
- http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/22/academics-sign-pro-ayers-petition/
  But I would be a rapist, though.
  
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  by Someguy on October 22nd, 2008
- duplicate post.
  I never raped anyone, but a good test to see if someone is still a terrorist.
  
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  by Someguy on October 22nd, 2008
- So this is just another example of US political shenanigans. I can tell you from personal experience of both being involved with a rape victim and spending time in Northern Ireland at the height of "The Troubles" that neither rape nor terrorism is a laughing matter, or even appropriate for this sort of political posturing.
  
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  by Brian I on October 22nd, 2008
- It's not political posturing. It is a sociological test of whether people will excuse some crimes over time and not of others. That is all.
  Also, it seems that people weigh the good you've done lately over the damage you did as a youth. It's just a test.
  
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  by Someguy on October 22nd, 2008
- Well, to my mind your test failed. How can you say it isn't political posturing when your link takes me to a site that seeks to demonise one of your Presidential candidates? If I was a betting man I would put a month's salary on betting that you are a Republican.
  
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  by Brian I on October 22nd, 2008
- The link takes you to a page that mainly talks about the petition. Ayers is tied to Obama, but this was a test. Where in the hell does this article "demonise" Obama or McCain?
  My main argument with Ayers right now is the fact that people are glossing over the fact that he blew shit up as an anarchist 30 years ago and basing that on what he did since he blew shit up. that bothers me MUCH more than a causal link to Obama.
  And, yes.
  
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  by Someguy on October 22nd, 2008
- Thought so. I rest my case.
  
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  by Brian I on October 22nd, 2008
- +100 if I could Brian, but I can only give you 6.
  
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by ImNotAnonymous-COAT of Maestro-ness on October 22nd, 2008
I gotta give you props, clever question.

The answer to your question is yes. You're also still a rapist if you didn't actually, say, impregnate anybody (kill anybody). You're still a rapist if you teach at a state university. No question there.

But, one must question if that makes hundreds, perhaps thousands, of students rapists... or if the entire university is an institution of rape.

Oh, and one must also question if you've ever bought a Pepsi, if that makes Pepsi an advocate of rape.
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- http://michellemalkin.com/2008/08/27/obamas-ayers-problem-deepens/
  it's a little more than a pepsi.
  
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  by Someguy on October 22nd, 2008
- I know! For an organization to give a rapist the title Distinguished Professor is a hell of a lot more than a Pepsi.
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  Seriously though, the exact same logic has to be used for the University as Obama. I've seen that article. I'm pretty sure Ayers has given way more support to the University of Illinois than he's ever given Obama. But not many people consider the University to be a terrorist organization--mainly because of what it does, educating people. Same with Obama.
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  For example, if I was working for a charity to feed homeless children, I would let you, the rapist, help feed the homeless kids. That doesn't mean we would be raping homeless children because you're a rapist.
  
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  by ImNotAnonymous-COAT of Maestro-ness on October 22nd, 2008
- So we no longer care about the content of character?
  
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  by Someguy on October 22nd, 2008
- I care very much about the content of character. I just don't think the alternative wins that war. I'm not happy about Ayers and Obama. If the two choices were somebody that isn't McCain and somebody who also isn't McCain and didn't work on an education board with a terrorist, I would choose the latter. It's a lesser of two evils kind of thing.
  
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  by ImNotAnonymous-COAT of Maestro-ness on October 22nd, 2008
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by Tehani on October 22nd, 2008
Yes of course..
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by cellar-door_26 on October 22nd, 2008
Yes.
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- but it's just part of my history. Why should people look down on me if I haven't done anything bad since?
  
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  by Someguy on October 22nd, 2008
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by caffey4 on October 25th, 2008
Yup, your just not a convicted rapist.
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by Stormarm on January 13th, 2012
Of course it does, just as if you murdered someone 20 years ago you're a murderer.

These terms don't indicate a present profession or hobby, but merely the fact that you at least once committed the act. The change in focus over the last 40 years to psychologically disturbed, pathological habitual malefactors has confused the issue and the terminology, however. Now if you only committed one rape and that was 20 years ago, then you're not a SERIAL rapist, but you're still a rapist; and if you never murdered anyone else you're not a spree killer, homicidal maniac, or professional hitman, but still a murderer.
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by Occams Electric Razor on October 27th, 2008
Some say it's not a crime if you don't get caught but at the end of the day I think you know what you did and you can't escape your conscience.
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by TwiceShy on October 25th, 2008
IF you did in fact rape someone then yes IMO you are a rapist.
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- whats IMO?
  
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  by ms_chuck.littles on October 19th, 2011
- In My opinion
  
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by Grammy Robin on October 24th, 2008
Of course it does. And Ayers has never denied what he did.
And Obama didn't help him do what he did.
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- Screw you, my -5 troll.
  
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by Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo on October 23rd, 2008
Absolutely. Crimes don't just "disappear" over time, especially not horrible ones like this.
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- Hmmm, I don't know about that. Depends on what you mean by "disappear".
  
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by Sixty B - Commander Topcoat on October 22nd, 2008
Of course. It is what it is. Whether or not you get caught.
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by The Special One on October 22nd, 2008
Yes, but if you worked with a rapist it doesn't make you a rapist, nor does it make you a rapist sympathizer.
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- No. But if you knew they said they didn't rape enough, then you consider whether you let them raise money for your campaign.
  You peeked.
  
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  by Someguy on October 22nd, 2008
- I think the whole Ayers-Obama link is a bit silly. Ayers is an activist hippy douchebag who worked with Obama and gave him $200. I'd take $200 from an activist hippy douchebag, and I'm sure there have been hundreds of donations from sleezy assholes to both parties: it doesn't discredit them.
  
  Hate a politician for his policies, not for his coworkers. The former is legitimate, the latter is desperate.
  
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  by The Special One on October 22nd, 2008
- No. There is more of a connection. It's all Chicago politics. They endorsed each other's books and Obama let him raise money for him early in his race for the pres. Ayers had an event at his house. It's not like writing a check.
  
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  by Someguy on October 22nd, 2008
- And McCain took money from ACORN to give a speech two years ago.
  
  I guess we'll agree to disagree on this one. It's a step in the right direction, though; if I hear "Barack Hussein Obama is a Muslim extremist" one more time I may just have an aneurysm.
  
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  by The Special One on October 22nd, 2008
- Only the real fringe are calling him a Muslim. I even watched a video where they claim he isn't a natural born citizen. Nuts everywhere. And Randi Rhodes says McCain wasn't tortured in Nam.
  And McCain is not Bush II.
  
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by sharkey on October 22nd, 2008
Of course.
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by --paw43--is back for now on October 22nd, 2008
Yes it does you just said so!
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by Wisdom Tooth on November 11th, 2008
Yes, you would be. So long as you know you've done it, you are a rapist. You will label yourself as one, even though the world doesn't, and that's only because you've concealed it so well and for so long.
All this is hypothetical, of course, and I give you the benefit of the doubt, of which you have now sown the seeds. Lol
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- Yeah, it was a hypothetical question. Thanks.
  
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by LordofTheAnalRings on October 27th, 2008
If you know in your mind you raped someone and accept it as that then there is very little question to what you are.

Although, you are not a CONVICTED rapist, you undoubtedly will deliver a more fitting sentence for your crime to yourself, from yourself. this is law and can not be avoided.
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  by Ananamiss on November 5th, 2008
- Thanks. I jut people were taught more about the basic laws of this Universe when they first start out (ie. Cause and effect, law of attraction..etc) It might help deter people from getting off the right path and falling on to one that becomes very difficult to get off of later.
  
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by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on October 22nd, 2008
Yes. You had me there for a minute. Don't scare me like that! :)
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- I said IF!!!
  It was just a test, only a test. If this were a real emergency you would be allowed to beat me relentlessly.
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by excon on October 19th, 2011
Hello S:

Sure you are. You're just not a CONVICTED rapist.

excon
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by Marky Mark on October 19th, 2011
No matter whether the law says so, a rapist is still a rapist, a murderer still a murderer, a thief, a thief, etc. The law is written by people. The law can change or be wrong but right remains right and wrong remains wrong.
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by DukeG on July 21st, 2009
Just because the Statute of Limitations has run out, You would still Be a no good piece of Garbage.
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- Most states but not all states have statutes of limitations ranging from five (5) to ten (10) years. Though, more and more states are beginning to adopt DNA Exceptions to their statutes of limitations, reflecting the increasing use of DNA evidence to identify perpetrators long after a crime has been committed.
  
  If a person raped someone 20 years ago but was never convicted in court, that person may still one day be convicted of rape. Though, regardless of conviction, a person that had performed the act of rape is still a rapist.
  
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by Ironkettle on July 18th, 2009
So are you saying getting away with it means you didn't do it?
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- No. I'm asking if one should be called a rapist if they were never convicted of a rape even though they raped someone.
  
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by Who Is She on July 18th, 2009
Ask the person whos life you ruined. Guess what she (if it was a female), would say. Legally, morally and literally you are and always will be someone who raped, ie: a rapist.
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by FUCTARD on November 16th, 2008
Yes. Raping someone makes you a rapist.

Getting away with it makes you a good rapist. Or bad rapist.

Whichever applies.
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by mellow_girl on November 6th, 2008
yes
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by LadyLuck on November 5th, 2008
Yes.
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by Ananamiss on November 5th, 2008
Yes, you remain a rapist. You maybe a repentant rapist, but the world will still view you as a rapist.
Like I like to eat chocolate cake, if I never eat chocolate cake again, I am still a chocolate cake eater. Sorry, I am using that comparison because I just ate chocolate cake!!!!
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by john pennington on October 25th, 2008
What do you think?
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by Maaz616369 on October 24th, 2008
stupid question for stupid people...idiot
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- You are one of the intellectual giants of our times. Thank you for you non-participation.
  
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  by Someguy on October 24th, 2008
- yes i know don't remind me..but the question is self explaining a rapist rapes people so if he raped someone he is a rapist..idiot
  
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  by Maaz616369 on October 24th, 2008
- it's just that so many people think a terrorist 30 years ago is no longer a terrorist
  
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  by Someguy on October 24th, 2008
- a terrorist is a person who gets what they want using the acts that scare people..and he did rape somebody..he can't go and undo the actions that were laid upon the victim..and a terrorist could just be using threats and not using actions or physical violation, he could..so i still think he should be convicted and called a rapeist
  
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by what? on November 2nd, 2011
if i post a stupid question does that make me an arsehole?
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by The Gawler on October 19th, 2011
No, you were a rapist
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by Erin on October 19th, 2011
yes. read your third word
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by Brittany_B9199 on October 19th, 2011
YES!!!!!!!
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by Anonymous on October 19th, 2011
HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by zoso1166 on October 19th, 2011
Yea, that makes you a rapist. Just because you got away with it in court, doesn't mean you didn't rape. An acquittal in NO WAY absolves you of guilt
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by mikedsign on October 19th, 2011
Most states but not all states have statutes of limitations ranging from five (5) to ten (10) years. Though, more and more states are beginning to adopt DNA Exceptions to their statutes of limitations, reflecting the increasing use of DNA evidence to identify perpetrators long after a crime has been committed.

If a person raped someone 20 years ago but was never convicted in court, that person may still one day be convicted of rape. Though, regardless of conviction, a person that had performed the act of rape is still a rapist.
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by smoothy1 on October 19th, 2011
Amends could be made by going up to the kitchen counter standing as close as you can, grabbing your johnson and stretching it out on top as far as you can. Make sure the bag of jewels are at there too.....and a swift movement with a sharp knife or cleaver as close to your abdomen as you can will take care of it.
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by Susie24 on October 19th, 2011
No you raped a women 20 years ago, unless you have continued that act it is in the past. I hope you have considered in the last 20 years what effect it had on the women.
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by Gia Hope_M on January 20th, 2011
Can I ask you something?
Why did you rape her?/him? I just wanna know what MADE you do it... its horrible human beings shouldn't do this to other human beings...im fifteen and its weird I just don't understand that or really why humans do anything cruel why is it so hard to respect each other.
We're all on this planet can we just get along.
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by brian646 on August 12th, 2009
um....yes....if you have sex with someone against their consent....whether you are convicted or not, you are a rapist.......
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by Dibley on July 21st, 2009
Yes, you said it yourself in your question!
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by Kayleigh on July 21st, 2009
If I stole a painting 20 years ago, but they could never find the thief, does that make the painting not stolen?
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- 23 years ago now, according to the date that the question was posted. ;-)
  
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by Spacys back on July 21st, 2009
yes if you did it you are one
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by Jadey - Vive la difference on July 21st, 2009
Most definitely. Even if a person was not caught or convicted and thus labelled a rapist under law, that person is certainly a rapist. Albeit one who has got away scot free.
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by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on July 18th, 2009
Well since YOU did not rape anyone... the person in question would still be a rapist even though they were not convicted...it's the act of raping that makes hem guilty.
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by ~AmberTheCuriousOne~ on July 18th, 2009
yes
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by Shelita on July 18th, 2009
yes
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by Ailsa on July 18th, 2009
Yes
just like a murderer is always a murderer
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