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If you believe strongly in internet freedom and that drugs should be decriminalised / the drugs war is a terrible abomination, you probably think he's more or l
by doctorfoo 12y ago
If you believe strongly in internet freedom and that drugs should be decriminalised / the drugs war is a terrible abomination, you probably think he's more or less a good guy. I think there's simply a large overlap in these two groups. It's somewhat internet related at any rate; the fact that he was found at all could be considered a statement that true freedom of speech may not exist.
(I'm pretty sure Silk Road never allowed assassination, and the similar claims against him personally seem quite dubious and designed to shape opinion.)
- tptacek 12y agoWhat's dubious about the murder claims? To believe that they're false, don't you have to believe that the prosecution literally falsified evidence? Overcharging is one thing. Fabricating evidence, though? The risk/reward doesn't add up here.
- jordsmi 12y agoOh no the US government wouldn't lie or fake anything to accomplish their task at hand.
- tptacek 12y agoI don't think you read the whole comment to which you just replied.
- MacsHeadroom 12y agoI believe the prosecution believes Ross intended to pay for an assassination. But that's about it. Without a murder victim it's pretty hard to prove murder. AFAIK there's no record of anyone with the name of the supposed victim, much less a body.
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- AnimalMuppet 12y ago> Murder is bad, yes, but weighing these kinds of things is an intractable philosophical problem. Not at all. Blackmail does not justify murder. It's not an "intractable philosophical problem" at all. Note well: This does not justify blackmail, or say that it's not bad. Blackmail is evil. Murder is more evil.