[BeetleB]

The whole thread is about a harsh court sentence, so yes - it is very appropriate here.

> And that's about right. If I'm wrong about Ulbricht, no particular harm comes to him; if more information comes to light and I change my mind, there's no damage to undo.

Would you not agree that what you said is equally true for one who judges people at roughly the same high standard as courts?

[wpietri]

If you want to use a court-like standard, sure, go wild. Although I think it's a mistake in that you don't have a court's powers. You're guaranteed to err on the side of the guilty even more than a court, even though you have much less reason to bias your judgment that way.