Zachary Ford
2b
December 10
The Law of Law___________________________________________________
After the suns concluding departure from its unappreciated work in South Asia,
Ashoka found himself stirring through the sordid Hindu settlement. At the time,
India was a scattered flock of Hindu tribes that needed nationalism and unity.
Upon his walk, Ashoka passed a very luxurious establishment – probably that of
the city Brahmin – that flourished with debauchery. Magnificent stone pillars
observed the massive golden engraved doors. Gazing upon the aristocratic
luxury, Ashoka desired for such a worldly pleasure; but simply forgot of it as his
city stirring continued. He then passed a court yard or community center – he
was unsure which it was – were a beautiful and exotic Hindu woman secretly (if
caught, she would be killed) observed the outer world, aside that of her home in
which she was socially bound to. Her eyes glistened from the sparkle of the newly
revealed moon light. She posed a delightful stature, on e that a man was lucky to
be wed to. Upon Ashoka passing, he desired for that Hindu women. Just as
previously with the passing of the fine and luxurious building, Ashoka rapidly
forgot of his unlawful desires. He was progressing through the city, nearing his
destination. His objective was to deliver a small basket of rice to a man in the
small city. Ashoka knew this man – not his name – because of the man’s
ancestral tribe, which happened to be the enemy of Ashoka’s. Ashoka hated the
man, and desired for the end and discontinuity of his existence. After his delivery,
Ashoka soon forgot of his desires, just as previously.
One notion is responsible for Ashoka’s actions through his walk. This
notion has existed alongside civilization for as long as it’s existence. Humanities
conceptual construction and creation of “Law” has tightly dictated every course
of action and decision that the human species has ever done. The allegory of
Ashoka’s journey comes from the man made concept of Law. Why did Ashoka
continue without the theft of that luxurious property? Why did Ashoka pass
without the raping of that beautiful woman? Why did Ashoka complete his
delivery without the killing of his enemy? Laws regulate the lively hood of man.
The world known to man could not exist without law and law
could not exist without the world man knows. Just as society, law itself needs
law for organization and order. Statutes of limitations exist for the order and
organization of America’s court systems and SHOULD continue to exist for
crimes.
Time is short and valuable in America’s courts. In consideration of both
the Plaintiffs and the Defendants time sensitivity, it is apparent that statutes of
limitation are beneficial to both parties. For a plaintiff, generally two to four
years are given for the litigation process after the crime has been brought up to
Court (www.courts.ca.gov), which is a plentiful amount of time considering that
the plaintiff is generally the Federal Government (with all of its crime fighting
technologies). In a case were the statutes of limitations prevents prosecution, it
is simply so because of the plaintiffs disorganization. Along with the plaintiff, the
defendant’s time sensitivity is taken into consideration with statutes of
limitation. The Cato Institute says:
“statutes of limitations exist for good reasons… people want to get on
with their lives and not have legal battles from their past come up
unexpectedly.”
With statutes of limitations, defendants can proceed with their lives; never to be
sued for the same thing again. In 2002, 16 million civil cases were filed through
civil courts. The court system lacks time for disorganization and sloppy litigation
because there is an endless amount of lawsuits needing to be brought up in
court.
Further more; the world is occupied by a society that lacks integrity.” It is
essential to have a spark of doubt in everything around you” Bertrand Russell.
Even in America’s court system, people lie and stretch the truth. Along with the
deceiving world, the disposal of company and personal records puts
Statutes of limitations were they should be.
“Statutes of limitations, which date back to early Roman law, are a
fundamental part of European and U.S. law. These Statutes… are
designed to prevent fraudulent and state claims from arising after all
evidence has been lost or other facts have become obscure through the
passage of time.” – Unknown author
Not only do companies discard information, memories are flawed, witnesses die
(due to age, illness, or any of the millions of curators of death), and evidence
may be altered in time. These unjust problems give statutes of limitations a
reason to exist and without them, the world would be flustered from criminal
corruption and deception more than it already is.
It may be perceived that statutes of limitation will erase a crime and let
the criminal off free without ever being brought up in court. The statutes of
limitations offer a considerably large amount of time to the plaintiff for a lawsuit,
especially since the plaintiff if generally the Federal Government.
Statutes of limitations provide order to law itself, which provides order to
the world. They are essential to the American court system and exist for good
reasons. In today’s social systems, time is extremely valuable and cannot be used
in long spreading law suits because of a disorganized or dishonest plaintiff. Also,
Records and documents are a hassle to maintain, which is why companies and
individuals dispose of them. Furthermore, memories fog and evidence is
tampered with. These reasons place Statutes of Limitations were they are today.
In the court system.
Sources Credited:
http://www.courts.ca.gov/9618htm
http://www.cato-at-library.org/statutes-of-limitation-apply-especially-togovernment-agencies
http://sixwise.com
Bertrand Russell, British Author, Mathemetician, and philosopher (1872-1970)
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/statute+of+limitations