tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3775191546561280583..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Alleged Founder Of Silk Road Accused Of Trying To Take A Hit Out on BlackmailerRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-471315272920154822013-10-03T12:10:07.476-04:002013-10-03T12:10:07.476-04:00(Taking the FBI account as truth here for the sake...(Taking the FBI account as truth here for the sake of argument)<br /><br />He tried to have someone killed in such a way that he would not, and could not, be held liable if his "assassins" ended up killing an innocent person, or terrorizing the victim's wife and children, etc.<br /><br />Also, what about the concept of proportional force?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-30513604456916679452013-10-03T09:45:05.320-04:002013-10-03T09:45:05.320-04:00In an anarchist society it is possible that this c...In an anarchist society it is possible that this could have been adjudicated by a private judge and it is also likely that the sentence produced would be less than the death penalty. Alas, we are not there yet. gpondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01013837189187920036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-91860360991001798962013-10-03T08:19:29.421-04:002013-10-03T08:19:29.421-04:00I agree with you completely. The is nothing "...I agree with you completely. The is nothing "un-libertarian" about defend oneself and other innocent victims against criminal aggressors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-75925231187055223362013-10-03T08:17:29.122-04:002013-10-03T08:17:29.122-04:00You always have the right to defend yourself and o...You always have the right to defend yourself and others against aggression.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-32762076046517644622013-10-03T08:14:08.451-04:002013-10-03T08:14:08.451-04:00From a moral point of view, it's the same (in ...From a moral point of view, it's the same (in this case). DPR and his customers were the victims of criminal aggression. He had every right to defend them and himself.<br /><br />Since the extortion relied on the threat of government action, the situation would not arise in an anarchist society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-10620864345389650522013-10-03T00:34:06.015-04:002013-10-03T00:34:06.015-04:00True to the last 2 posts. The state gets power by ...True to the last 2 posts. The state gets power by assigning crimes to someone. that cannot or will not ever be proved. The state is desperate for a good story to distract the minions, as the Gov shut down is drawing peep's. <br /><br />I'm not buying the assassin crap, he could have just cut him out of the site!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-8926539867716197482013-10-02T23:30:29.604-04:002013-10-02T23:30:29.604-04:00Am I the only one that doesn't care that he tr...Am I the only one that doesn't care that he tried to have someone killed who was extorting him? He created the site with libertarian/non-gangter ideals and then someone hacked it and tried to go all gangster on him, so he had to go gangster back. For everyone else who plays by the rules, they don't get subjected to hits. Moral of the story, don't try and extort the rich and powerful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-47938099730369475102013-10-02T18:54:01.339-04:002013-10-02T18:54:01.339-04:00I know Walter Block doesn't believe blackmail ...I know Walter Block doesn't believe blackmail is a crime - Defending the Un-defendable. So your charge of extortion allows me to press on and make this connection, which is really a question or a musing:<br /><br />Assuming that a NAP crime was threatened against him, in what ways does hiring a hit-man resemble hiring a private protection agency, and in what ways does it NOT resemble a gpondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01013837189187920036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-472745819269199292013-10-02T17:24:02.555-04:002013-10-02T17:24:02.555-04:00lol most probably the blackmailer was of the FBI o...lol most probably the blackmailer was of the FBI or this stuff has been completely invented to make him seem a "terrorist" and an "enemy of national security"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-44426837753056381492013-10-02T15:58:12.631-04:002013-10-02T15:58:12.631-04:00The messages concerning murder-for-hire, if genuin...The messages concerning murder-for-hire, if genuine, don't reflect well on DPR. He allegedly hired complete strangers to kill a complete stranger. (He also mentions having paid for at least one prior "hit," in the context of complaining about the price being asked for this one.) He could not have known much about these "contractors" or their target, given the anonymity of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-86470545677326363912013-10-02T13:45:54.905-04:002013-10-02T13:45:54.905-04:00Smells like a setup to me. Smells like a setup to me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-83255403493578419852013-10-02T13:34:43.862-04:002013-10-02T13:34:43.862-04:00He was probably setup. But assuming it was real, ...He was probably setup. But assuming it was real, it was extortion and not blackmail (though the two is conflated here).<br /><br />It is analogous to someone threatening to use force i.e. pointing a gun, if he doesn't get $500,000.<br /><br />The only difference is that he is threatening state violence i.e. pointing the state guns at the users as an assured consequence of revealing their npcompletehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180638009713314654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-18173659062501787692013-10-02T13:21:15.776-04:002013-10-02T13:21:15.776-04:00As if the koch brothers or any other multimilliona...As if the koch brothers or any other multimillionaire wouldn't have done the same to protect $80M/year income.Biopyrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006040499107492183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-41585618155149753582013-10-02T13:20:00.287-04:002013-10-02T13:20:00.287-04:00Says in the complaint that he signed up under his ...Says in the complaint that he signed up under his real name at Mises and then had a link to Mises on every post he made at Silk Road under a pseudonym (page 26). Pretty stupid move for someone who is trying to thumb their nose at the Feds. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com