Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Time Travel and Statute of Limitations
In the latest issue of Booster Gold, Booster is put on trial for something related to his theft from the 25th century Space Museum. (The issue was light on the exact charges.) However, Booster was sentenced to death in a Federal court for his theft back in his first volume of adventures. From a continuity standpoint, this raises several questions: Is Booster being tried at a time prior to his sentencing? Is Booster being tried not for the theft, but for escaping from custody? Or is Booster being tried in another jurisdiction altogether?
It's been 25 years since Booster came to the 20th century with his stolen goods. That's a long time. Is possible for Booster to escape the statute of limitations for a crime he won't commit for another 500 years? Fortunately for us, Law and the Multiverse discusses the question of time travel and the statute of limitations here. It doesn't explain what happened to Booster Gold, but it's interesting nonetheless.
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