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I’m confused as Trump said he wanted to be tough on crime and drugs and “kill drug dealers”, but he just pardoned one of the worlds largest drug dealers.

by ada1981 2y ago

ktallett 2y ago
He was never a drug dealer, he provided a platform that was used to sell drugs. The pardon was a surprise, however his sentence was unfairly strict and he was clearly made an example out of that hasn't happened to any other platform provider. Just as an example, there have been investigations in to the use of Snapchat as a method for drug dealers and gangs of drug dealers to access kids to sell them drugs However there has been absolutely zero discussion in the public domain even about shutting it down or requiring new laws to stop this, let alone considering charging the owners.
- ChadBrogramer69 2y ago
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- cookie_monsta 2y ago
  Hmm, but you have to be squinting pretty hard to see an equivalence between Snapchat and silk road
  - ktallett 2y ago
    Even if you compare like for like, SR Vs SR2, the responses, charges, and sentences still aren't the same.
- thayne 2y ago
  There is a huge difference between a communication platform that some users abuse for illegal purposes, and a platform whose primary purpose is a marketplace for illegal goods.
  - ktallett 2y ago
    Actually the marketplace was just a marketplace, it then was primarily used for illegal goods. It hasn't really ever been proven that it was setup as a marketplace for illegal goods.
    - ada1981 2y ago
      Why would anyone need an anonymous poor UX marketplace for anything other than illegal goods?
      - ktallett 2y ago
        I mean I would agree regarding the user base, but it was originally built as a utopian concept for a free trade of goods, akin to the original world of warcraft marketplace.
- deleted 2y ago
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- ada1981 2y ago
  It seems a big strectch, 99%+ revenue was from illegal goods, and it wasn’t like it was some decentralized blockchain marketplace. The value created was reducing “legislative risk” for buyers and sellers of illegal goods. Also, people just run ads on Facebook for drugs, counterfeit money, stolen debit cards.. it’s wild.
mmooss 2y ago
Are you really confused? Did you believe him? He commits many crimes himself and so do his associates.
Terr_ 2y ago
I suppose it could be made consistent if we posit the existence of another hidden rule. For example, the skin-color or political-connectedness of the accused.

I’m confused as Trump said he wanted to be tough on crime and drugs and “kill drug dealers”, but he just pardoned one of the worlds largest drug dealers.

ktallett 2y ago

He was never a drug dealer, he provided a platform that was used to sell drugs. The pardon was a surprise, however his sentence was unfairly strict and he was clearly made an example out of that hasn't happened to any other platform provider. Just as an example, there have been investigations in to the use of Snapchat as a method for drug dealers and gangs of drug dealers to access kids to sell them drugs However there has been absolutely zero discussion in the public domain even about shutting it down or requiring new laws to stop this, let alone considering charging the owners.

ChadBrogramer69 2y ago
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cookie_monsta 2y ago
Hmm, but you have to be squinting pretty hard to see an equivalence between Snapchat and silk road
- ktallett 2y ago
  Even if you compare like for like, SR Vs SR2, the responses, charges, and sentences still aren't the same.
thayne 2y ago
There is a huge difference between a communication platform that some users abuse for illegal purposes, and a platform whose primary purpose is a marketplace for illegal goods.
- ktallett 2y ago
  Actually the marketplace was just a marketplace, it then was primarily used for illegal goods. It hasn't really ever been proven that it was setup as a marketplace for illegal goods.
  - ada1981 2y ago
    Why would anyone need an anonymous poor UX marketplace for anything other than illegal goods?
    - ktallett 2y ago
      I mean I would agree regarding the user base, but it was originally built as a utopian concept for a free trade of goods, akin to the original world of warcraft marketplace.
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ada1981 2y ago
It seems a big strectch, 99%+ revenue was from illegal goods, and it wasn’t like it was some decentralized blockchain marketplace. The value created was reducing “legislative risk” for buyers and sellers of illegal goods. Also, people just run ads on Facebook for drugs, counterfeit money, stolen debit cards.. it’s wild.

mmooss 2y ago

Are you really confused? Did you believe him? He commits many crimes himself and so do his associates.

Terr_ 2y ago

I suppose it could be made consistent if we posit the existence of another hidden rule. For example, the skin-color or political-connectedness of the accused.