The Silk Road leads to prison (1 Viewer)

[Bayouboy]

Prosecutors also presented evidence that he tried to hire people to kill witnesses against him during his sentencing - so he was given a life sentence.

What was the reasoning behind the pardon? Kinda crazy nobody cares who's released with these things anymore. It's just like, "oh, never thought that guy would go free. Please pass the salt".

 

[UncleTrvlingJim]

What was the reasoning behind the pardon? Kinda crazy nobody cares who's released with these things anymore. It's just like, "oh, never thought that guy would go free. Please pass the salt".

I don't really know. I know a lot of libertarians had a fondness for Silk Road, and the more anarchist nature of it, and they considered his life sentence to be excessive b/c they figured the real reasons the government went after him so harshly was because he was trying to circumvent the government or something. I don't know Trump's motives.

 

[zeetes]

Silk Road... There is a name I haven't thought of in years! I miss the good old days when you could mine up a bitcoin with your graphics card over-night and swap it for an Oz of weed mailed straight to your door.

or a pound