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He never even got the chance to argue against that charge in court before it was dropped years later. It doesn't matter though, the endgoal was complete. It's

He never even got the chance to argue against that charge in court before it was dropped years later. It doesn't matter though, the endgoal was complete. It's straight out of the TLA handbook for "how to discredit a person 101"

SOLAR_FIELDS 6y ago
I’m not sure I understand your comment. While he was never charged with murder-for-hire, the transcript that reveals that he did it was read aloud to the jury. It’s very clear that he absolutely tried to pay money to kill people. You can read the transcript yourself here: https://www.wired.com/2015/02/read-transcript-silk-roads-boss-ordering-5-assassinations/amp https://www.wired.com/2015/02/read-transcript-silk-roads-bos...
- DarthGhandi 6y ago
  Are we reading the same article from 2015? The only evidence that has ever held up whatsoever is from some junkies the feds gave immunity to for setting up the "fake" assassination with him. All the records are solely from the single laptop they seized. From your link: > In fact, the prosecution admitted in court that the purported victims of the Silk Road killings were never found, and that Canadian police couldn't even locate records for anyone with their names. You really need to get up to date with the current evidence rather than some low effort linkposting. Maybe it's best if we try an alternative situation: Would you say George Floyd was a counterfeiter? The police statements clearly say he is. Last I looked people get to argue their case in court before being convicted of crimes in the Western world and we very much go out of our way to discredit people who threaten existing power structures. Ulbright never got to defend himself against these claims.
cutemonster 6y ago
What's TLA? Google says "formal specification language. It’s a tool to design systems and algorithms"
- DarthGhandi 6y ago
  https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Three-letter%20Agencies https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Three-letter...
  - cutemonster 6y ago
    Oh so many different Three Letter Agencies!

SOLAR_FIELDS 6y ago

I’m not sure I understand your comment. While he was never charged with murder-for-hire, the transcript that reveals that he did it was read aloud to the jury. It’s very clear that he absolutely tried to pay money to kill people. You can read the transcript yourself here: https://www.wired.com/2015/02/read-transcript-silk-roads-boss-ordering-5-assassinations/amp https://www.wired.com/2015/02/read-transcript-silk-roads-bos...

DarthGhandi 6y ago
Are we reading the same article from 2015? The only evidence that has ever held up whatsoever is from some junkies the feds gave immunity to for setting up the "fake" assassination with him. All the records are solely from the single laptop they seized. From your link: > In fact, the prosecution admitted in court that the purported victims of the Silk Road killings were never found, and that Canadian police couldn't even locate records for anyone with their names. You really need to get up to date with the current evidence rather than some low effort linkposting. Maybe it's best if we try an alternative situation: Would you say George Floyd was a counterfeiter? The police statements clearly say he is. Last I looked people get to argue their case in court before being convicted of crimes in the Western world and we very much go out of our way to discredit people who threaten existing power structures. Ulbright never got to defend himself against these claims.

cutemonster 6y ago

What's TLA? Google says "formal specification language. It’s a tool to design systems and algorithms"

DarthGhandi 6y ago
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Three-letter%20Agencies https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Three-letter...
- cutemonster 6y ago
  Oh so many different Three Letter Agencies!