[Beave Meister]

This is a good start. The Feds just got $184 million from this guy, now what about going after some of the billions $$$ from others like corrupt banks, Capital Hill, insider trading, people who manipulate markets and so on.

[Paulie]

Oh no! The libertarians ain’t gonna like this one...

[tflabo]

There are murderous criminals who have gotten far lighter sentences. The punishment is a little steep IMO.

[lee martell]

Sad. This guy used his skills in a way to make crime far easier , safer, more efficient, and above all anonymous.
This serves as a warning to others, but the technique is out there now, already replicated. At first I had some sympathy for a young man being locked up w/o parole, then I read where he tried to have several people killed who may have interfered with his plans. Nothing innocent about hiring a murderer at all. He’s still dangerous if there is any connection to the net.

[Vermont Lt]

I made a bunch of cash on Bitcoin because of this guy.

I should send him $20 for the commissary.

[M Kehoe]

...sentenced to life in prison without parole

Life sentence I can understand, $184 million I can understand, but no parole? Can't understand that. Hell, even Manson gets a parole hearing.

5.56mm

[Red_Devil 232]

Gees I guess I am ill informed because I have never heard about this Silk Road!

[lwd]

Sites like silkroad are up and running now (agora) ...big deal ...no different than any street corner in the hood.

[bgill]

A product of the uber lib Austin, TX public school system. Can’t imagine where he had his first hit. Just Keepin’ Austin Weird.

[dfwgator]

Government don’t like people cutting into their business.

[mac_truck]

Silk Road...FIFA...Denny Hastert...anything to avoid going after the Clintons.

[dragnet2]

Bookmark

[a fool in paradise]

Think of the billions in penalties ebay and paypal could face for the bootleg video, CD, and other intellectual properties that are publicly traded on their website.