Correct me if I'm wrong: IIRC the feds sent back mock pictures to 'confirm' the victims were killed, so I don't know if anyone was assassinated in reality but, as you said, Ulbricht payed to have them murdered.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

You're correct. They were all scams, including one by the US government

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 minutes ago

That doesn't mean they're scams. Ross really did earnestly pay to get people killed, he just got caught in a honey trap trying to do so and that's a good thing

[–] borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Did you just restate exactly what the person above you already said?

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 hour ago

I was clarifying and adding more details, and also restating to make it clear I wasn't disagreeing at all or trivializing it.

[–] azl@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Was it? It wasn't mentioned in the article and I don't think I've ever heard that before.

"Ulbricht was found guilty of charges including conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, money laundering and computer hacking."

[–] errer@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

Here you go: https://www.wired.com/2015/02/read-transcript-silk-roads-boss-ordering-5-assassinations/

[–] john89@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I've never heard about this.

Can you provide a source?

[–] borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Google dude. It was all over the news back when it was new news.

[–] john89@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Google didn't turn up anything conclusive.

Are you sure you're not misremembering this or making it up? It should be pretty easy for you to provide a source if it's true.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/10/feds-take-down-online-fraud-bazaar-silk-road-arrest-alleged-mastermind/

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 36 points 4 hours ago

Fuck it. I’m gonna rob a bank, give Trump half, and get pardoned.

[–] mount_snowden@lemmy.ml 33 points 5 hours ago (4 children)

Don't be fooled - Trump cut a deal with the Libertarian Party promising he would do this if he won the election. It seems that yet again, he can conceive of no morality greater than transactionalism.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 seconds ago

Compromising with voters? What a violation of politician ethics. Democrats would never to that

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 minute ago

But he won the election, why does he have to keep his word to the libertarian party? What are they gonna do if he doesn’t follow through?

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 hours ago

Well now I’m wondering who this could fool and how…

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

How does that fool people? It sounds like you're scared that some people may consider his pardon to be semi-good & it bothers you that he might be capable of some good too?

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 19 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

I have to say… even with the Elon influence, I didn’t see that one coming. Ulbricht stole capital from the rich and enabled stuff including human trafficking considered evil by the religious right. But I guess he also stuck it to The Man, for which he is being rewarded.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 1 hour ago

Human trafficking was not allowed. Not even CCs were allowed. Silk road didn't let you sell anything that harmed others.

Also, how did Ulbricht steal from the rich?!?

[–] john89@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago

He's also partially responsible for why cryptocurrency has any worth at all.

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 16 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Human trafficking is considered evil by everyone unless you're a pedo/psychopath

[–] knighthawk0811@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 hours ago

now we know why he was pardoned

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Have any other good pardons come through?

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 1 hour ago

Leonard Peltier is free