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232 sats \ 5 replies \ @freetx 5h \ parent \ on: What am I missing about Ross Ulbricht and the silk road? Politics_And_Law
Ross was a fairly principled libertarian, and libertarians generally distinguish between 2 types of laws: "Real Property" and "Statutory"
Real Property laws are things like: theft, rape, murder, arson, etc. All libertarians view these as crimes.
Statutory laws are things that some person wrote on a piece of paper that and says its illegal. Things like: You can't sell this plant, You can't gamble your money, You cant duplicate this document, etc. Most libertarians view Statutory laws as invalid as 95% of them have no victim attached....2 people freely consented to the deal.
Ross ran SilkRoad in accordance with those views. There were no "real property" crimes, only statutory.
What about the non-aggression principle which is a foundational tenet of libertarianism? How did he uphold that when he allegedly try to hire hitmen for multiple ‘clean’ kills?
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To be completely clear, he was charged but the charges were dropped with prejudice.
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I have no issue about creating a marketplace and consenting adults participating in it. But violence crosses a line that I’m not okay with.