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re: Ross Ulbrecht is serving TWO life sentences for running a website
Posted on 7/25/18 at 6:42 am to ksayetiger
Posted on 7/25/18 at 6:42 am to ksayetiger
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So if i killed you, i shouldnt get a harsh sentence since other people are killing people
Nice straw man.
You're comparing taking the life of someone vs. providing a platform for the sale of goods. Whether or not those goods were/are illegal is besides the point. He created a website, for Christ sake. Yet, he is staring at the barrel of a lifetime in jail.
I know that most of this board consists of deep, southern, backwoods retard mindset, but come the frick on. It probably won't hit close to home because most of you don't have the mental acuity to even begin having the tech knowledge of how to create a platform for users, so you would never find yourself staring down the path of being inventful enough to create something that could eventually be turned against you and slapped with a life sentence.
But just try for a moment to realize the disparity in the application of the law between this guy, whom created a platform (and allegedly "hired a Hitman"), and the sick fricks that actually commit heinous crimes and don't get a life sentence.
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Posted on 7/25/18 at 6:48 am to Roaad
I don’t agree with it but that doesn’t mean his sentencing is necessarily wrong
Posted on 7/25/18 at 6:59 am to GeorgeQGlass
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I know that most of this board consists of deep, southern, backwoods retard mindset, but come the frick on.
You would think the "get off my land" types would have some sympathy for this guy.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 7:02 am to Roaad
John Wayne Gacy was sentenced to death for dressing like a clown.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 7:02 am to SCLibertarian
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Presidential Pardon Sought Following the Supreme Court ruling denying Ulbricht’s petition, the Libertarian Party asked President Trump to pardon Ulbricht at its annual convention this month. Darryl Perry, chair of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, noted that because of the ruling, a presidential pardon is Ulbricht’s only hope of getting out of jail.
Yea not gonna happen baw.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 7:05 am to GeorgeQGlass
And on today’s episode of how to come off as a pretentious dick
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I know that most of this board consists of deep, southern, backwoods retard mindset, but come the frick on. It probably won't hit close to home because most of you don't have the mental acuity to even begin having the tech knowledge of how to create a platform for users, so you would never find yourself staring down the path of being inventful enough to create something that could eventually be turned against you and slapped with a life sentence.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 7:06 am to idlewatcher
I lol'd when I read that. At least they have realistic expectations. 
Posted on 7/25/18 at 7:25 am to Roaad
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Ulbricht was found guilty on counts of trafficking drugs on the internet, running a criminal enterprise, narcotics-trafficking conspiracy, computer hacking and money laundering, and was sentenced to life in prison
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But I guess you could say he was just “running a website.”
Posted on 7/25/18 at 7:27 am to GeorgeQGlass
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He created a website, for Christ sake.
I’m with you up until a certain point. My personal views on the legality of drugs notwithstanding, this guy created a website that sold narcotics across state and country borders. Interstate and international drug trafficking is a pretty big no-no in this country still, no? He has some (a lot) of responsibility in this matter as he was the creator and owner of that website. Now, I’m not saying that he should get two life sentences for that, but some jail time is warranted IMO.
Secondly, he created and ran a website where supposedly you could hire hitmen to murder somebody. I know the allegations against himself for hiring a hitman are dubious at best; but in the larger view of schemes, I feel like if he knew something like that was going on, he had a responsibility to stop that from happening. Especially when you think about how the guy is a so-called Libertarian and one of their biggest mantra is that as long as you’re not harming another human, then it’s ok. Well, I’d say fricking murdering somebody is harming another person. Again, I don’t think he should serve two life sentences for that, but some jail time is warranted.
Just my two cents.
This post was edited on 7/25/18 at 7:35 am
Posted on 7/25/18 at 7:34 am to brass2mouth
I don't think anyone is disputing that. It's more the over the top sentencing to prove a point. A point that has never worked in history.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 7:44 am to EarlyCuyler3
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I don't think anyone is disputing that. It's more the over the top sentencing to prove a point. A point that has never worked in history.
He was sentenced like a modern day mob boss.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 8:26 am to slackster
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He was sentenced like a modern day mob boss.
Which is an equivalent to what he was. He literally setup a meet and greet for illegal shite. I don’t know how else you can spin that.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 9:06 am to Tigah Jr
That’s a good read.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 9:42 am to brass2mouth
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Which is an equivalent to what he was. He literally setup a meet and greet for illegal shite. I don’t know how else you can spin that.
Yeah I agree. It's like a mob boss going to prison for racketeering instead of murder.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 10:34 am to brass2mouth
He was a sociopath. He paid for at least two people to be killed and believed it had been done and even aside from that, he didn’t just enable Joe Blow to securely buy his weed stash, he enabled large scale operations even at the cartel level.
Yeah, prison for a very long time.
Yeah, prison for a very long time.
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the odd “holiday slump” in drug sales
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