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_refugee_ · 3497 days ago · link · · parent · post: Silk Road's Ross Ulbricht Sentenced to Life in Prison
Dude guys it was thrown out because he was basically framed for the hit man thing. One undercover cop pretended to be a hit man and another undercover cop was the guy Ross said to kill. There was no real attempt at murder there. There's all sora of ethics violations that the undercover cops involved in the investigation committed. In a typical demonstration of our justice system those homicide counts were really mostly thrown on in an attempt to discredit him in the eyes of the public and the media and make it easier to ensure he got time for the actual 'crimes' he committed - law enforcement always loads up on charges for indictments because it gives them a better position at the bargaining table and in court.