I agree with you, completely.mikeyb said:^^ Yeah but they still need to prove it. Otherwise they could just walk into your house, take any change they find lying around, and claim it was "stolen".
This whole business will probably end up in court and if the treasury can't prove that the coins were stolen they will have to return them.
Rogue said:It doesn't matter one fück iota how long ago the coins were stolen
No, there is no statute of limitation. Statute of limitations only apply to criminal convictions. This is the reacquisition of stolen property. The original bandits who originally stole the coins are long dead, the scrap dealer with the safety deposit box may have bought the coins without knowing their true origin and is also dead. Nobody will be charged with a crime. The Treasury simply wants their coins back.Drdee:
Of course, morally you are correct. But by law I'm pretty sure there is time limit.
Rogue said:The original bandits who originally stole the coins are long dead, the scrap dealer with the safety deposit box may have bought the coins without knowing their true origin and is also dead. Nobody will be charged with a crime. The Treasury simply wants their coins back.