It has been twenty three years since "one of the greatest art thefts of all time" took place at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and just now the FBI finally thinks they have cracked the case. The FBI, the museum, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts are all simply asking for the pieces to return, instead of going after their new suspect (NBC article). They have to result to such a desperate measure as asking for the items back because they can no longer prosecute the thieves. So, instead of prosecuting the people responsible for this lengthy investigation, they are pleaing for the art work to be returned for a five million dollar reward.
However, the people with the painting should not be too quick to turn themselves and the art in. Even though the FBI and Justice Department claim "recovery over prosecution" there is also another plea from them stating, "bring back the artworks and the federal prosecutors will consider not filing charges" (NBC article). "Consider" as in to think carefully about. The FBI should realize that any threat over possible prosecution is not going to welcome people to bring back the stolen items.
So, if prosecutors are till "considering" prosecuting people then I guess we can say that recovering the lost art is not the FBI's, the Attorney's office, or the museum have in mind. I think this highlights a problem in America. I feel we always need some kind of justice. Even after twenty three years and the stautes of limitation having passed on the case, people are still looking for someone to "pay". The U.S. has the largest amount of prisoners in the world and now we know why, someone has to be held responsible.
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