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Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Sentenced To Life In Prison
An anonymous reader sends an update on the trial of Ross Ulbricht, the man behind the Silk Road online black market. Sentencing is now complete, and Ulbricht has been given life in prison. He had been facing a 20-year minimum because of the charge of being a "drug kingpin," and prosecutors were asking for a sentence substantially higher than the minimum. Prior to the sentence being handed down today, Ulbricht spoke before the court for 20 minutes, asking for leniency and for the judge to leave him a "light at the end of the tunnel." The judge was unswayed, giving Ulbricht the most severe sentence possible. She said, "The stated purpose [of the silk road] was to be beyond the law. ... Silk Road's birth and presence asserted that its creator was better than the laws of this country. This is deeply troubling, terribly misguided, and very dangerous." Ulbricht's family plans to appeal.
Derp.
Herpaderp.
Life protip: There's a world of difference between what a government does and what some fuckstick of a twatdrizzle does.
As far as morally dubious concerns go, sorry kid, but, "Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw, the CIA!" isn't an excuse to do whatever the fuck you please.
Charles Manson is still in prison too. He never even comitted a crime. They lock up those who scare them and throw away the key.