[Tomte]

> I don’t claim that we don’t need to keep some people separated from free society.

Like people who contract the murders of other other people, in order to keep their criminal empire, with zero remorse or appreciation what they have done? Exactly.

[programmarchy]

That always seemed like a frame job to me. Ross was a good kid from Westlake with utopian ideals who got in over his head, so they had to smear his character for this takedown so the public could stomach it. The FBI also stole 1600 Bitcoins in the process, so it's not like the agents involved didn't have an incentive. [1]

They wanted to make an example out of him, and to add insult to injury, they took him out on a bullshit charge so he couldn't become a martyr for his well-meaning ideals of ending prohibition.

[1] https://news.bitcoin.com/rogue-silk-road-agent-admits-to-ste...

[Matticus_Rex]

He wasn't convicted of that, so...

[bmelton]

Nor even charged

[lawn]

Like people who are framed? By corrupt agents, who also got sentenced by the way?

Yeah, throw away the keys. Why not send him to Guantanamo while we're at it? There are plenty of innocent people there to keep him company.