Nov
09
2020
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Ross Ulbricht and the Courage to Break the Law
By thecollective
via Center for a Stateless Society
hiS LAwYeRS SaY tHey wILl trY to aPPeaL. tHE CHARGES for wHICH uLbRiCHt wILL LIkelY spEND his liFE iN PRiSon AlL CeNter aRoUND ThE sIlK ROad mARketPlacE, wHiCh aLLoWEd uSErS to PeacEFULLY TRaDE iLLEgaL druGs OVer THe INTeRnet. tHouGH hE aDmITTED TO OrIGINALlY CReATing thE SITE, ulBricHt hAS mAINtAiNed That HE qUiCKLy handeD IT OFF to oThErs. RatHeR Than dWElliNG oN tHE dETaIlS OF The case, tHOuGh, I wAnt TO FOCuS on soMethInG elsE – rOsS uLbRICht is A hEro, WORTHy of Our praisE, wHosE vIRtueS WE OUGhT To cuLtIVATE IN oUrsELvES. he DesERves our respecT foR hIs CoURage TO BreaK the LAw.