The first of its type which is why he was nailed to the wall for it. People who came and will come after him will get much lighter sentences for the exact same thing.

I think he was a penis and this reframing of him as some type of freedom fighter is ludicrous. If he really meant it he would've released the code and a how to guide and walked away. I have zero sympathy for him. I do for his sentence though. It's clearly revenge more than justice.

I'd buy the assassination thing if he'd been convicted of it. They didn't even bother pursuing it which says enough.

My feeling is that there's still a huge amount of unknowns surrounding the people behind Silk Road that'll take years to filter out. I believe he's guilty as fuck but there are many more things waiting to be unearthed.