[philomath_mn]

Intent matters!! For all he knew, Ulbricht had killed those guys and he was fine with that

[butlike]

If intent matters, why can't people be tried for crimes before they commit them?

[philomath_mn]

He took paid someone money (a concrete action) with the intent to have someone murdered. This isn’t rocket science

[etc-hosts]

People are usually jailed for hiring contract killers, even if the contract killer happens to be a FBI informant and the murder does not end up getting done.