Topic: Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Sentenced to Life in Prison - page 35. (Read 50169 times)

That's not the same. The money wasn't created to explicitly buy illegal things but this market was. And just because he didn't personally kill anyone doesn't mean anything. Hiring someone to do the job is just as bad as the intention is the same. Had he not done that I'd have a totally different opinion of his but I think he certainly acted like a drug kingpin as the power of being one obviously went to his head.

Yeah what tipped my opinion of him was the fact that there was suspicions that he ordered hits on people. It was never actually part of the charges against him - but I'm not exactly surprised that there were suspicions. I don't necessarily condone what he did with SR - but those hits really make me feel that he does deserve the life sentence he got in the end.

Same, but it wasn't just suspicion. He actually did order them. Not only was he caught in the stings by the undercover cops but he kept journals and chat logs detailing the entire process of SR and the hits. He was very very stupidly niave and now he has paid the ultimate price.

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Quote from: mishax1 on May 30, 2015, 04:41:03 AM

im so glad im not in the US, its insane there.

RU provided a serivce, how can he be blamed, for some kid choosing to take the drug or any other person, where is the personal responsibility?

the whole war on drugs is stupid beyond reason.

I don't disagree that the war on drugs is stupid and utterly futile, but Ross is still a criminal in the eyes of the law with money laundering and facilitating the sale of drugs... and then of course the hits he tried to put out on people. I would have had some respect and sympathy for him and supported his freedom had that not happened.

We can all agree that his sentence was by far too hard for a website owner.. as if hes a drug cartel who personally killed people and distributed drugs.. in that case, we can also convict the us gov for printing the money allowing people to buy guns and drugs..

That's not the same. The money wasn't created to explicitly buy illegal things but this market was. And just because he didn't personally kill anyone doesn't mean anything. Hiring someone to do the job is just as bad as the intention is the same. Had he not done that I'd have a totally different opinion of his but I think he certainly acted like a drug kingpin as the power of being one obviously went to his head.

I think they didn't charge him for the alleged for ordering the hitman.. he also was not the one dealing with the illegal stuff that were sold on the platform.

And if you really think that he was charged proportionally, how many people do you think went to jail for this act - http://www.bbc.com/news/business-32817114 ? do you think that was also a fair charge ?

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That's not the same. The money wasn't created to explicitly buy illegal things but this market was. And just because he didn't personally kill anyone doesn't mean anything. Hiring someone to do the job is just as bad as the intention is the same. Had he not done that I'd have a totally different opinion of his but I think he certainly acted like a drug kingpin as the power of being one obviously went to his head.

Yeah what tipped my opinion of him was the fact that there was suspicions that he ordered hits on people. It was never actually part of the charges against him - but I'm not exactly surprised that there were suspicions. I don't necessarily condone what he did with SR - but those hits really make me feel that he does deserve the life sentence he got in the end.

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Quote from: mishax1 on May 30, 2015, 04:41:03 AM

Quote from: mishax1 on May 30, 2015, 04:41:03 AM

im so glad im not in the US, its insane there.

RU provided a serivce, how can he be blamed, for some kid choosing to take the drug or any other person, where is the personal responsibility?

the whole war on drugs is stupid beyond reason.

I don't disagree that the war on drugs is stupid and utterly futile, but Ross is still a criminal in the eyes of the law with money laundering and facilitating the sale of drugs... and then of course the hits he tried to put out on people. I would have had some respect and sympathy for him and supported his freedom had that not happened.

We can all agree that his sentence was by far too hard for a website owner.. as if hes a drug cartel who personally killed people and distributed drugs.. in that case, we can also convict the us gov for printing the money allowing people to buy guns and drugs..

That's not the same. The money wasn't created to explicitly buy illegal things but this market was. And just because he didn't personally kill anyone doesn't mean anything. Hiring someone to do the job is just as bad as the intention is the same. Had he not done that I'd have a totally different opinion of his but I think he certainly acted like a drug kingpin as the power of being one obviously went to his head.

We can simple say the he searched the prison, you can't think to make illegal things for a long time and not be arrested... maybe if you know what you are doing (you can continue for a long time) but it seems that this is not the case.

Yes, it is not a shame... if you make illegal things you will be mostly imprisoned... we are not in an anarchy Undecided

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im so glad im not in the US, its insane there.

RU provided a serivce, how can he be blamed, for some kid choosing to take the drug or any other person, where is the personal responsibility?

the whole war on drugs is stupid beyond reason.

I don't disagree that the war on drugs is stupid and utterly futile, but Ross is still a criminal in the eyes of the law with money laundering and facilitating the sale of drugs... and then of course the hits he tried to put out on people. I would have had some respect and sympathy for him and supported his freedom had that not happened.

We can all agree that his sentence was by far too hard for a website owner.. as if hes a drug cartel who personally killed people and distributed drugs.. in that case, we can also convict the us gov for printing the money allowing people to buy guns and drugs..

That's not the same. The money wasn't created to explicitly buy illegal things but this market was. And just because he didn't personally kill anyone doesn't mean anything. Hiring someone to do the job is just as bad as the intention is the same. Had he not done that I'd have a totally different opinion of his but I think he certainly acted like a drug kingpin as the power of being one obviously went to his head.

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im so glad im not in the US, its insane there.

RU provided a serivce, how can he be blamed, for some kid choosing to take the drug or any other person, where is the personal responsibility?

the whole war on drugs is stupid beyond reason.

I don't disagree that the war on drugs is stupid and utterly futile, but Ross is still a criminal in the eyes of the law with money laundering and facilitating the sale of drugs... and then of course the hits he tried to put out on people. I would have had some respect and sympathy for him and supported his freedom had that not happened.

We can all agree that his sentence was by far too hard for a website owner.. as if hes a drug cartel who personally killed people and distributed drugs.. in that case, we can also convict the us gov for printing the money allowing people to buy guns and drugs..

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