Quote from: cypherdoc on March 23, 2015, 02:28:35 AM

Quote from: smooth on March 23, 2015, 02:07:43 AM

Quote from: cypherdoc on March 23, 2015, 12:24:08 AM

you still haven't answered my question about how the US gvt could get away with the hypocrisy of auctioning off the SR coins while at the same time tainting others drug coins.

It is written into the law that seizure auctions clean the title, same as with seized cars, houses, etc. If anything that might be one reason for strong interest in these auctions. If you are a buyer with repetitional concerns the only two ways to buy known untainted coins are from a government auction or direct from a (reputable and verifiable) miner.

i know how the gvt couched this situation. my point is that there are alot of ppl in the community who think they should have returned the coins to the owners who left them on SR or flat out destroyed them.

There is no precedent for that. Property of all kinds involved in various illegal activities and most especially the drug trade is routinely seized, auctioned, and the new owner gets a clear title.

Returning could possibly be argued, if there was no evidence that was part of illegal activity (I understand there was some small amount of legal trade on SR). That would of course only be a tiny minority of cases. But there is no precedent for destroying otherwise ordinary property that is otherwise legal to own (as opposed to illegal drugs for example). Seize and sell is the norm.

I have no strong opinion the feasibility of tainting, whitelisting, etc. but putting that aside I certainly believe the government can seize tainted, partially tainted, etc. coins and sell them as clean untainted, whitelisted, whatever coins under existing law.