Ross wasn't convicted of soliciting or conspiracy for murder though. He was convicted on a more generic conspiracy charge which only needed the prosecutor to p

Ross wasn't convicted of soliciting or conspiracy for murder though. He was convicted on a more generic conspiracy charge which only needed the prosecutor to prove overt act(s) and the speech for the conspiracy -- possible overt acts could be things like facilitating drugs or transferring money or hurting people. The jury never indicated the overt acts they included were anything related to murder, and the judge should have never presumed the jury found him guilty of anything related to murder. I don't think it's clear he agreed to pay to kill someone, at least not from a criminal perspective. Regarding your statement. I think both are wrong. If agreeing to pay someone for murder is real violence, then so is offering murder. Both the cop and the one paying should be jailed.