Hmm... until now it is quite clear that gov has indeed closed silkroad. What else are we SURE of:
-
-
-
Not much, actually.
I believe, the
main questions are:
1. Is Ulbright DPR?
2. Is DPR legit?
3. Are the hitman accusations legit?
The first one
seems to be true. (Let's not go into it now.)
The second one can as well be false. DPR may have worked for gov all along, or since initially going bust and after having been offered a deal. Since that, Silk Road would have been a gov operation.
The third one is of course possible, and drug lords do resort to such actions in cases described. However, there is no independent evidence. It is very sad that in almost all matters of importance, the government's side of the story is essentially a lie
Considering the details that are offered to us, it seems (for example) unlikely to me that there would be specific demand of torture of the victim. A more likely explanation is that accusations are false, and intended to smear the image of DPR.
This is a very common tactic.
Please consider the evidence, and consider the track record of the source of the evidence
For those who haven't read the details, it is alleged that DPR was being threatened by a user going by the name 'Friendlychemist', who claimed to have obtained a large number of names and addresses of SR users. Friendlychemist was asking for 500k in order not to release the details publicly, claiming he needed the money to settle his debts with a dealer. DPR told Friendlychemist he wanted to speak to his dealer, and was later contacted by another user, 'Redandwhite'. At this point, DPR asks Redandwhite to assassinate Friendlychemist, for a payment of 150k.
So just a few questions to ask here:
- Why would Redandwhite be happy to settle for 150k and having to commit murder for a debt of 500k?
- Would DPR be too stupid to realise that Friendlychemist and Redandwhite are probably the same person?
- Would there have been a better way for him to deal with the situation. He supposedly knew the identity of Friendlychemist, could he not have just explained the situation and released the details publicly?
It will be interesting to find out more about what supposedly happened, but for now I'm left wondering how likely it is that this series of events actually took place.