Ulbricht, I have no doubt, but there is also bad, and what you did in connection with Silk Road was terribly destructive to our social fabric. While we all may not agree with the judge’s statement during Ross statement, I find it hard to disagree with her statement to him: “What is clear is that people are very, very complex and you are one of them. And as several agents in the Federal government explained to me, the ease with which these drugs can now be purchased from places like China, have definitively helped lead to the rise of opioid deaths in America. The ability to buy drugs from overseas meant that people could now buy lab-made heroin, called fentanyl, which is 50 to 100 times stronger than traditional heroin. The site connected buyers and sellers with the simplicity that Uber has connected drivers and riders. American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton Write a review How customer reviews and ratings work Top positive review All positive reviews John W. And when you see the results of the opioid epidemic in America, that is another layer of what can happen with sites like the Silk Road. Guns and other weapons were sold without any thought for who was buying them. There were teenagers and college students who died from bad drugs or overdoses. But when you see what actually happened with the Silk Road, you can comprehend why the judge chose to hand down such a harsh sentence. NB: After reading Ross’s writings about legalizing drugs, I could completely understand his arguments, and you can see why he believed legalizing drugs would make society safer.
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