Can someone explain to me why Ross Ulbricht doesn't deserve to die in prison? Is he not guilty of facilitation of drug trafficking?
In December 2017, Ulbricht filed a petition for
certiorari with the
U.S. Supreme Court, asking the Court to hear his appeal on evidentiary and sentencing issues.
[55][56] Ulbricht's petition asked whether the
warrantless seizure of an individual's internet traffic information, without
probable cause, violated the
Fourth Amendment, and whether the
Sixth Amendment permits judges to find facts necessary to support an otherwise unreasonable sentence.
[57] Twenty-one amici filed five
amicus curiae briefs in support of Ulbricht, including the
National Lawyers Guild, American Black Cross,
Reason Foundation,
Drug Policy Alliance, and
Downsize DC Foundation.
[58] The U.S. government filed a response in opposition to Ulbricht's petition.
[58][59] On June 28, 2018, the Supreme Court denied the petition, declining to consider Ulbricht's appeal.
[60]
This probably has something to do with it. Also Obongo was wiretapping phones all over the place and nobody cared or cares.
I would probably agree it would probably be better if we executed people who enabled shit like this, but that would also necessitate the government being fair and lawfully executing people who enable wiretapping of innocent citizens, and that's not going to happen for a multitude of reasons. So in the end, I think most people probably settle for "fuck you" to the feds, because hating the government should be the great unifying factor for all Americans, blessed be the name of Washington and the year of our lord 1776.