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This makes me very sad, but it's hard to explain why. The nonviolent crime charges leading to a life sentence is part of it. The obvious inability of our modern

This makes me very sad, but it's hard to explain why. The nonviolent crime charges leading to a life sentence is part of it. The obvious inability of our modern legal system to understand technology above a basic level is part of it. Maybe I'm not separating how awful "the drug trade" might be from some kid running a darkweb network. This sentence stings in a weird way.

ryan-allen 9y ago
Especially when USA citizens are dying from prescription medication overdoses at a rate higher than illegal drugs.
- eli 9y ago
  He sold those prescription drugs on the site too though.
  - Mtinie 9y ago
    No, he didn't sell the drugs...he facilitated the exchange of drugs (illicit and prescription) between other people. To me the difference between the two statements isn't one of simple semantics.
SomeStupidPoint 9y ago
What do you think the courts don't understand about technology that's relevant to this case? You're saying he's just a middleman, but that's what he's accused of being: a guy who brokered millions of drug deals between suppliers and consumers, and made a ton of money doing it. Why does it matter that he did it via a darknet website or in person? Being a drug network middleman is illegal, no matter how you do it. And he was one of the largest in history.
dragonwriter 9y ago
> The nonviolent crime charges leading to a life sentence is part of it. Conspiracy charges where the overt acts charged include murder for hire (even if murder for hire isn't separately charged) is not really a nonviolent crime charge.