tonycarrera on Nostr: Without being a lawyer and with the limited info I have, I think he should have not ...
Without being a lawyer and with the limited info I have, I think he should have not served any time or the prison sentence should have been very low.
It's a difficult case because he didn't do anything directly and it's all non-violent.
For each charge:
- Aiding and Abetting Distribution of Narcotics by Means of the Internet - I think it's hard to argue against this given the website had menu categories specifically for different types of drugs.
– Continuing Criminal Enterprise - It's hard for me to consider the Silk Road a criminal enterprise since it's hard to prove intent BUT lawyers can easily argue this case.
– Conspiracy to Aid and Abet Computer Hacking - If no proof computers were hacked by Ross, this is an easy win for Ross.
– Conspiracy to Traffic in Fraudulent IDs - Similar to first point above, if the site had menu categories for fake id's, it's hard to argue against it. I don't know if they did though.
– Conspiracy to Launder Money - If it's purely because users transacted in Bitcoin, I'd say this is the weakest of all charges because that was just their accepted currency.
I'm not a lawyer and it's just my opinion on what I read and the limited amount I've seen.
Again, the biggest mistake made was having menu categories and language on the website specifically mentioning drugs and possibly other items some countries find illegal. If the site just had an "Other" section and users posted there, I think it would have been much harder convict him.
I'm hoping he gets released any moment. Have you heard anything yet?
It's a difficult case because he didn't do anything directly and it's all non-violent.
For each charge:
- Aiding and Abetting Distribution of Narcotics by Means of the Internet - I think it's hard to argue against this given the website had menu categories specifically for different types of drugs.
– Continuing Criminal Enterprise - It's hard for me to consider the Silk Road a criminal enterprise since it's hard to prove intent BUT lawyers can easily argue this case.
– Conspiracy to Aid and Abet Computer Hacking - If no proof computers were hacked by Ross, this is an easy win for Ross.
– Conspiracy to Traffic in Fraudulent IDs - Similar to first point above, if the site had menu categories for fake id's, it's hard to argue against it. I don't know if they did though.
– Conspiracy to Launder Money - If it's purely because users transacted in Bitcoin, I'd say this is the weakest of all charges because that was just their accepted currency.
I'm not a lawyer and it's just my opinion on what I read and the limited amount I've seen.
Again, the biggest mistake made was having menu categories and language on the website specifically mentioning drugs and possibly other items some countries find illegal. If the site just had an "Other" section and users posted there, I think it would have been much harder convict him.
I'm hoping he gets released any moment. Have you heard anything yet?