Feds attack Silk Road's no harm philosophy

Today's trial write up: Feds want to prove just how much damage Silk Road caused

Prosecutors in the case against Ross Ulbricht, accused of being the mastermind behind the Silk Road online drug black market, spent Thursday attacking Silk Road's famous "don't do anything to hurt someone else" philosophy by showcasing sides of the anonymous market they believe did direct harm to victims.

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Comments


[4 Points] hammajamma30:

Duch said he was using 35 bags of heroin a day? An eighth of heroin A DAY?

I suspect that this person MAY have sold a drug or two prior to his involvement with the site.


[3 Points] UDNM:

A Silk Road heroin dealer, Duch claimed that Silk Road caused him to relapse and become a major drug dealer for the first time in order to feed his own addiction.

Ross has no chance, the US justice system is completely fucking broken. "I'm innocent, SR made me become a drug dealer."


[2 Points] OzFreelancer:

Have they released the defence witness list yet?


[2 Points] ispynlie:

On Wednesday and Thursday, 40-year-old Michael Duch testified. A Silk Road heroin dealer, Duch claimed that Silk Road caused him to relapse and become a major drug dealer for the first time in order to feed his own addiction.

Do these claims really stand up in court? Like how can he put that on SR? Nobody forced him to do that. You can't sue a gun manufacturer for making it possible to shoot someone with one of their guns.

What is that defense called, i want to read up on it.


[1 Points] None:

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[0 Points] swimmer4200:

I always felt the no harm policy was really disingenuous. Did people really think they were getting their cocaine, heroin, and MDMA from anything other than organized crime sources?


[-4 Points] gggfffjjiiiuuuyy333:

Ross aint no saint thats for sure, any site that allows known destructive drugs like heroin, crack and meth is only serving to justify the drug war. Most drugs are harmless, but these drugs hurt the people who use them and more importantly their family and communities when they inevitably resort to manipulation, theft, and violence to feed their habits. DNM's who offer this are only serving to make these drugs more accessible thereby spreading their disease.