tonycarrera on Nostr: Honest question: Why do so many people want Ross Ulbricht pardoned today? Is it ...
Honest question: Why do so many people want Ross Ulbricht pardoned today?
Is it because his sentence was extremely harsh?
According to GPTs, a fair sentence for crimes similar to Ulbricht's might be:
- Drug Trafficking: 15-30 years
- Hacking: 5-10 years
- Money Laundering: 10-20 years
Aggregated, possibly 20-40 years concurrently, considering first-offense, no proven violence, and potential for rehabilitation.
He’s served 11 years and 3 months.
Best explanation I’ve seen is by Rep. Thomas Massie Thomas Massie (npub1jad…u6f3) and his short video posted on X/Twitter. He argues that he set up a website which enabled others to sell drugs and those drug dealers are already free while Ross remains in prison.
To play devil’s advocate, you could argue that the website enabled thousands of illegal transactions - including, as some allege, listings for murder-for-hire. If true, the punishment might fit, given the site's total reach.
I’m genuinely curious because I don’t know enough about Ross or his case. I’ve seen many calling for his release (#FreeRoss) and would love to understand their perspective.
Personally, I think Ross has served enough time. Double life plus 40 years is excessive for a young person who launched a website and got in over their head. At the same time, I see the potential real-world harm the site may have caused, especially if murder-for-hire claims are true.
If it were me, I’d hope for the benefit of the doubt and a chance to prove I’ve learned from my mistakes.
I know a lot of folks here on Nostr are vocal about this like ODELL (npub1qny…95gx) - would be interesting to get their take.
#gm #plebchain #asknostr #ross #rossulbricht #dayone
Is it because his sentence was extremely harsh?
According to GPTs, a fair sentence for crimes similar to Ulbricht's might be:
- Drug Trafficking: 15-30 years
- Hacking: 5-10 years
- Money Laundering: 10-20 years
Aggregated, possibly 20-40 years concurrently, considering first-offense, no proven violence, and potential for rehabilitation.
He’s served 11 years and 3 months.
Best explanation I’ve seen is by Rep. Thomas Massie Thomas Massie (npub1jad…u6f3) and his short video posted on X/Twitter. He argues that he set up a website which enabled others to sell drugs and those drug dealers are already free while Ross remains in prison.
To play devil’s advocate, you could argue that the website enabled thousands of illegal transactions - including, as some allege, listings for murder-for-hire. If true, the punishment might fit, given the site's total reach.
I’m genuinely curious because I don’t know enough about Ross or his case. I’ve seen many calling for his release (#FreeRoss) and would love to understand their perspective.
Personally, I think Ross has served enough time. Double life plus 40 years is excessive for a young person who launched a website and got in over their head. At the same time, I see the potential real-world harm the site may have caused, especially if murder-for-hire claims are true.
If it were me, I’d hope for the benefit of the doubt and a chance to prove I’ve learned from my mistakes.
I know a lot of folks here on Nostr are vocal about this like ODELL (npub1qny…95gx) - would be interesting to get their take.
#gm #plebchain #asknostr #ross #rossulbricht #dayone