[mike_d]

> that was 100% an FBI sting operation ... Never would have happened if it weren't for the feds.

No, it never would have happened unless he wanted to kill three people and paid to have it done. In his mind he wanted people dead and was willing to outsource it, at no point did he say "oh lol I bet you are totally kidding but I am going to pay you anyway."

[ceph_]

The FBI's evidence wasn't strong enough to even try him for this. Charges were dropped. If it happened the way the FBI said initially it would have been open and shut. But I guess they lied about what they had.

[ineedasername]

The charges were dropped only after Ulbricht was found guilty & sentence to life w/o parole on other charges. Why should I want the government to waste enormous amounts of $$$ for someone who is already going to spend the rest of their life in jail?