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Right. He goes to jail. He goes directly to jail. He does not pass go, he does not collect 200 bitcoins.

And good fucking riddance.

I do sort of feel bad for the guy. Federal prisons in the US are harsher than some third-world prisons, and the treatment of prisoners is sometimes unconstitutionally harsh. But that's a different issue.

EVERYBODY is better off with him in jail. Consider that Silk Road was not just drugs. It was also arms deals that contributed to gang warfare, religious jihad, and criminal murder. It was also extortion payments, slave sales to and by pimps including sales of underage girls for use as prostitutes, and transfers of money to jihadists and other damned murderers.

This was all going on through his website, as well as him putting out a murder-for-hire contract? He is exactly the sort of person that the nation has the right and duty to separate from society for the sake of the welfare of all its citizens.

As far as Bitcoin is concerned, these are growing pains. Give the Lions a bit of time to adjust to the new technology, and you're going to see crooks getting busted absolutely regardless of whether they're using bitcoin. And that's the way it needs to be.

Regarding arms... you can go to a "gun show" just about any southern state and buy whatever weapons you want with cash. Anonymously.

Yes you can but that's still illegal.

Funny how no one seems to give a damn about the law being broken in person in places like that, but do it on the internet it's a major threat. The double standard should concern anyone interested in real justice.

...which aren't many people. Most folks are too busy worrying about honey boo boo, the Kardashians and their favorite sports team.

Mericans have a very coushy life compared to the rest of the world. They don't care about anything because they have that luxury. Every one of them should have to spend a year living hand to mouth in an impoverished country to give them a true world perspective.