On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 20:19:53 +0000 (GMT+00:00), Aardvark
wrote:

A crime's a crime here. No degrees of crime (felony or
misdemeanour), no statutes of limitation.

If, as a laddie seventy years ago, you stole a penny, in theory
you may still be tried for that 'crime'.

Is that how you Brits hanged pickpockets in the town square?