RE: Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is now on Twitter
At first, when u saw the headline, I thought he had either gotten out or had access to a phone in prison. Good thing you inserted a link to the yahoo post
First off, the government has no right to criminalize personal behavior that harms no one. When people get arrested and charged for victimless crimes, it hurts.
Plus, this fight against drug has been called a sham by many. There's this conspiracy that major drug cartels want most drugs to be illegal. This will help them retain their relevance and all. It's not of my business but this #FreeRoss is
I moved over to sign the petition and I found these on the page
Ross is condemned to die in prison, not for dealing drugs himself but for a website where others did. This is far harsher than the punishment for many murderers, pedophiles, rapists and other violent people.
And this
Keeping Ross caged for life helps no one; will cost taxpayers about $2 million; and deprives society of an exceptionally kind, generous and creative person.
I believe that says it all.
I shared the link with a couple of KY email contacts. Maybe I'll write a post on it, maybe not. I'm resteeming this though
Steem on
Thank you so much for your care and support for him. I'm sure it would mean the world to Ross if he saw this, and saw how kind souls can rally behind him.
And you're right, the war on drugs is so ugly and destructive. Rips apart families and ruins lives. The little political things people bicker over.. while there's real injustice like this.
And ya, I think the cartels thing is true. I feel like the government is probably in bed with the cartels or even just running the cartels or who knows what. However exactly it works, lots of money is made off of its illegality. And then more money for the prison industrial complex on top of that (probably a little job security and more need for cops too).
So lots of money, and in turn a lot of brainwashing people that there's a need for drugs to be criminalized.
I think I've heard that this is an issue where people are rather quick to change their mind and oppose drug criminality, when it's brought up and argued to them.
So at least there's that.
Steem on, brother!