How about the rest of the sentence is given to SBF.
Free Ross Ulbricht
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Re: Free Ross Ulbricht
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
The article linked here addresses that multiple times. That accusation, largely overinflated by the media, was dismissed with prejudice. He was never even charged with it.
What does "largely overinflated" mean, and how does it differ from "completely fabricated"?
The FBI accepted that multiple people were behind the DreadPirateRoberts account and that the writing style did not match his. He was ultimately not charged with it, but the story was used to slander him and make him seem dangerous and violent.
Re: Free Ross Ulbricht
#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
>Ross was smeared with false, unprosecuted allegations of planning murder-for-hire that much of the media amplified through inaccurate and sensationalized reporting. The allegations were never charged at trial, never proven, never submitted to, or ruled on by, a jury, and eventually dismissed with prejudice.
Well, that sounds dispassionate and unbiased. And oh hey, he's a model prisoner ...none of this is utilizing actual facts, it's just assertions and emotive wording.
It objectively compares his sentence of 2 lifetimes + 40 years to the sentences of the biggest actual drug dealers on silk road, as well as the founders of the bigger silk road 2.0, all of whom got less than 10 years. I would consider that to be satisfactory actual fact utilization.
Re: Free Ross Ulbricht
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, that sounds dispassionate and unbiased. And oh hey, he's a model prisoner ...none of this is utilizing actual facts, it's just assertions and emotive wording.
"First-time offender, All non-violent charges, Two life sentences + 40 years without parole" Seems pretty clear cut. I would like to take this moment to remind you that Ghislane Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years.
US judges are free to sentence a convict for allegations of which he was acquitted. Sentencing him for allegations that were dismissed isn't really different.
Re: Free Ross Ulbricht
#15Yes! Free Ross! Think about all the little children who won't be turned into porn stars without his marketplace! It's not fair to them!
Re: Free Ross Ulbricht
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
>Ross was smeared with false, unprosecuted allegations of planning murder-for-hire that much of the media amplified through inaccurate and sensationalized reporting. The allegations were never charged at trial, never proven, never submitted to, or ruled on by, a jury, and eventually dismissed with prejudice.
Well, that sounds dispassionate and unbiased. And oh hey, he's a model prisoner ...none of this is utilizing actual facts, it's just assertions and emotive wording.
The fact remains that someone should be considered innocent of a crime until proven guilty. If the prosecution couldn't prove that he hired a hitman (sounds like they didn't even try), then that shouldn't influence his sentencing.
Re: Free Ross Ulbricht
#17Didn't Ross hire a hitman?
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Re: Free Ross Ulbricht
#18It was totally a political trial with many exaggerations and the government trying to "set an example". - First-time offender - All non-violent charges - Two life sentences plus 40 years without parole >Ross Ulbricht is condemned to die in prison for creating an anonymous e-commerce website called Silk Road. An entrepreneur passionate about free markets and privacy, he was 26 when he made the site. He was never prose…
Didn't this guy try to hire a hitman ?
Re: Free Ross Ulbricht
#19It was totally a political trial with many exaggerations and the government trying to "set an example". - First-time offender - All non-violent charges - Two life sentences plus 40 years without parole >Ross Ulbricht is condemned to die in prison for creating an anonymous e-commerce website called Silk Road. An entrepreneur passionate about free markets and privacy, he was 26 when he made the site. He was never prose…
Didn't this guy try to hire a hitman ?
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Re: Free Ross Ulbricht
#20It was totally a political trial with many exaggerations and the government trying to "set an example". - First-time offender - All non-violent charges - Two life sentences plus 40 years without parole >Ross Ulbricht is condemned to die in prison for creating an anonymous e-commerce website called Silk Road. An entrepreneur passionate about free markets and privacy, he was 26 when he made the site. He was never prose…
>creating an anonymous e-commerce website called Silk Road. An entrepreneur passionate about free markets and privacy,
That wording really goes out of it's way to sound like this might conceivably be legal, or at least not knowingly criminal.