tonycarrera on Nostr: Hi Barry, thanks for the reply. I did mention the sentence was double life sentence + ...
Hi Barry, thanks for the reply.
I did mention the sentence was double life sentence + 40 years and that he's served 11 years 3 months thus far.
Again, I think he should be free. A double life sentence is overly harsh. However, I do think he broke laws. Here's why:
- The Silk Road facilitated drug sales.
Unfortunately, that's considered illegal in the US and most countries in the world, including Iceland where it looks like the main server(s) were located.
If he and/or the servers were located in a country where that was not illegal, then I would agree with you.
I might even agree with you *if* the website didn't actually have a website menu category specifically called "Drugs" and sub-categories for "Opioids" and the like.
If there were no categories for drugs and users just listed the stuff under "Other", I would likely agree with you 100% that he didn't commit a crime but going out of your way to add those menu categories means you understood what you were doing. I think that's where he made the mistake, it's hard to argue against it.
Having said that, I think drugs should not be illegal. I think adults should make their own choices. I think it's immoral for the government to tell adults what they can or cannot do with their bodies.
It seems like he's a good person that made a mistake and I think he's definitely more than paid the price and should be free.
petermccormack (nprofile…3wlj) has an interview with Ross's mother Lyn. He provides a great use for the website, he was able to source his mothers cancer medication via the Silk Road website. It's unfortunate that some legitimate use cases for the website are considered a crime.
I'm glad a conversation can be had about it. This case is difficult because it's emotional and triggering for a lot of people. It's interesting to see peoples replies and reactions to this topic.
I did mention the sentence was double life sentence + 40 years and that he's served 11 years 3 months thus far.
Again, I think he should be free. A double life sentence is overly harsh. However, I do think he broke laws. Here's why:
- The Silk Road facilitated drug sales.
Unfortunately, that's considered illegal in the US and most countries in the world, including Iceland where it looks like the main server(s) were located.
If he and/or the servers were located in a country where that was not illegal, then I would agree with you.
I might even agree with you *if* the website didn't actually have a website menu category specifically called "Drugs" and sub-categories for "Opioids" and the like.
If there were no categories for drugs and users just listed the stuff under "Other", I would likely agree with you 100% that he didn't commit a crime but going out of your way to add those menu categories means you understood what you were doing. I think that's where he made the mistake, it's hard to argue against it.
Having said that, I think drugs should not be illegal. I think adults should make their own choices. I think it's immoral for the government to tell adults what they can or cannot do with their bodies.
It seems like he's a good person that made a mistake and I think he's definitely more than paid the price and should be free.
petermccormack (nprofile…3wlj) has an interview with Ross's mother Lyn. He provides a great use for the website, he was able to source his mothers cancer medication via the Silk Road website. It's unfortunate that some legitimate use cases for the website are considered a crime.
I'm glad a conversation can be had about it. This case is difficult because it's emotional and triggering for a lot of people. It's interesting to see peoples replies and reactions to this topic.