Ross Ulbricht: A few [EDITED!] thoughts .. (& LINK TO Documentary "Deep Web")
Much respect to Momma Ulbricht, who is keeping up the good fight for her son - she is admirable and well-spoken. I have no doubt that Ross will be released one day when gov't tyranny is greatly reduced, or ended....
The thing that I find most interesting is why people are so shocked that this middle-class (or upper-middle-class) caucasian, very-well educated and who undoubtedly has a sweet heart .. loved animals, children, and shed tears for the suffering of others .. also agitated for the undermining of the economy and the state!?
NO MYSTERY .. I'm looking at a guy just like that in the mirror right now! Quick, look in the mirror .. you may see one too!
This is what the long arm of the state most fears, so it reached deep, deeeeeep into the dark, it's meddling claw fishing around for a poster boy to pluck out and hold high - to stop other young, very capable people, from considering such a path.
Watch the Entire Documentary "Deep Web" (2015) on DailyMotion
I have no trouble with the drugs that were being sold on Silk Road. If someone wants to do drugs, fine - as long as they get it delivered directly to their home, it is already paid for - no need for street corner shootouts, which is the cause of most drug-related homicides in the USA. Also, if they stay home after ingesting the drugs, that would also be good .. so they don't kill, rape, or otherwise cause massive fucking damage to the world around them. ;-) If they happen to die from overdose, being at home is nice .. so the kids can find you, and give you the burial you deserve. Of course, with the Silk Road, reputation meant as much as it does here on STEEMIT .. people did not buy from unknown sellers, so the chance of purchasing deadly drugs was greatly reduced - this did more for harm-reduction as it relates to drug use, than any government program has ever done.
The real issue for the government was .. OMG! ALL THAT MONEY .. How Much? Sooooo Much! ... UNTAXABLE TRANSACTIONS! ... this is what they had to end - so they smeared Ross to make him appear a potentially violent criminal (those bs murder-for-hire charges) which empowered authorities to silence and disappear him.
LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE!? This must, and will be overturned! The whole truth remains unknown - either way it would be shocking if ever it were to be revealed .. one day, one day .. he'll be here, telling us about it.