Acts which had received the approval of the senate and had been committed many years earlier tended to give immunity to those who tried to repeat the conduct of Saturninus and make punishment of such acts ineffective.
Kisah yang telah mendapat persetujuan senat dan telah dilakukan bertahun-tahun sebelumnya cenderung memberi kekebalan kepada mereka yang mencoba mengulangi perilaku Saturninus dan membuat hukuman atas tindakan semacam itu tidak efektif.