cause if it is. i think we should stop fighting. and use the US dollar instead..
I applauded loudly when the silkroad bitcoin-enabled illegal-drug website was shutdown because I knew a lot of people would draw this exact conclusion.
Bitcoin could enable a thousand good and noble efforts, but if it makes it easier to do any form of evil, that's what will get all the news and influence opinion. That's what people will immediately think of when they hear the name "bitcoin".
We should all fight against illicit use of bitcoin to protect the good name of bitcoin.
Hmm, drug user ->
Bitcoin:
Wants drugs, goes online, open Tor/Silk Road 3, pay bitcoins for drug, wait for drugs in the mail.
Cash:
Wants drugs, goes to the gang area of town, buys drugs, dealer is selling from rival gang's corner, gun fight breaks out, tries to get away with his life.
So, you choose the violent option?
What about child pornography gangs? I don't think there are any, but honestly, I've never seen an actual drug gang either. -Or pimps for adults. Pimps are usually violent in movies -- well, not porn movies, cause porn studios have a reputation to uphold, obviously. ....
If children were sexually abused in the privacy of their home rather than beaten on the street AND sexually abused, should we applaud bitcoin's triumphant entry into the market and post comments on news sites about how bad child rape was before bitcoin came on the scene?
-Or the assassin market. How many people wanted to hire assassins but were assassinated upon payment before crypto-escrow? I bet more than one.
Your example about children are raped on the streets is just ridiculous. Cp is not produced on the open street. If it is send via your post office or via the internet or traded on the street is also pretty much irrelevant for the children.