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wait what? Escobar was responsible for conservatively 4,000 people killed, some at his own hand DPR conspired but didn't actually directly kill anyone Not say

wait what? Escobar was responsible for conservatively 4,000 people killed, some at his own hand DPR conspired but didn't actually directly kill anyone Not saying DPR was a good person, but a little perspective is in order

adastra22 2y ago
He did order (and pay for) at least one murder. It just happens that both the victim and the would-be hit man were both informants so they staged the murder. Ross’ argument is that he knew it was fake, but that makes no sense in context. It was right that they dropped the charge because it was quite obviously entrapment. But none of it reflects well on Ross Ulbricht’s character.
- echoangle 2y ago
  There’s still a difference between ordering a hit and killing 4000 people, some of them yourself.
  - adastra22 2y ago
    A difference in scale. I really don't see a meaningful moral difference between murder for hire and doing it yourself.
    - echoangle 2y ago
      Ok, but the difference between 4 and 4000 murders is still not insignificant in my opinion.