Well, in the United States of America there are people who would like to believe that their system is a fair one, that crimes are tried according to their level of its seriousness, and that the degree to which a person is held culpable matches the degree of their participation. There are also ex post facto clauses that US citizens agree should not be infringed upon. So, moral or immoral, the question still remains....does Ulbricht deserve a life sentence for setting up a web site that conducted anonymous transactions? And, when was that law codified, before or after the fact? Due process, equality in sentencing, and social agenda flags are raised all around this case.
The US legal system is horribly unjust and corrupt. You would have to be living in a cave or under 12 years old to not know that. This guy was a fool for operating a business like that on US soil from a public library. He should serve life in prison. Oh, not for the crime he committed but because stupid people shouldn't be allowed to breed and polute the rest of society with their tainted genetic code. There are more than a few countries he could have set up shop in and never been caught. He's worse than that megaupload idiot that lived in Australia. That's like running from the law in D.C. by moving to Virginia. LOL
