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Re:Trump Pardons Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace by lionkor on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @01:41AM (#42789789)
Yes but he did get scammed as that wasn't a real hitman
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Re:Trump Pardons Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace by philomath_mn on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @09:02AM (#42792925)
Intent matters!! For all he knew, Ulbricht had killed those guys and he was fine with that
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Re:Trump Pardons Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace by butlike on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @04:42PM (#42797830)
If intent matters, why can't people be tried for crimes before they commit them?
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Re:Trump Pardons Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace by philomath_mn on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @06:58PM (#42798904)
He took paid someone money (a concrete action) with the intent to have someone murdered. This isn’t rocket science
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Re:Trump Pardons Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace by etc-hosts on Thursday January 23, 2025 @11:14AM (#42805300)
People are usually jailed for hiring contract killers, even if the contract killer happens to be a FBI informant and the murder does not end up getting done.
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