3 ms·
The first part, yes I 100% agree. The second part, I'll pull into a deeper discussion because I'm curious and I want to bounce some ideas off of you. The argum
by phobosanomaly 6y ago
The first part, yes I 100% agree. The second part, I'll pull into a deeper discussion because I'm curious and I want to bounce some ideas off of you.
The argument for online drug marketplaces, as I understand it, is that it reduces violence since there is no longer a physical 'turf war' component. So, if people were going to buy drugs anyway, this offers a safe, nonviolent space in which to do it. It avoids an environment where dealers are shooting each other and innocent bystanders.
With regards to violence, just because Russ was silly enough to think that you could hire a real hitman over the internet doesn't mean that it's a real thing that happens.
Again, I'm not disagreeing with you. I just want to fling some spaghetti and see what sticks.
- snakeboy 6y agoTo be fair, as has been discussed elsewhere in this thread (and my own personal experience) was that it opened up this kind of marketplace to a lot of people who weren't buying these kinds of drugs before, due to precisely the risks you mention. I guess there probably aren't too many statistics about the users of Silk Road though - so I'm not sure I can back up that claim. :)