Lyn Ulbrich, Ross' mom, will be speaking at the Prague Hacker's Conference in early October http://hcpp.cz/eng/#section2
-------- Original Message -------- From: jim bell <[email protected]> Apparently from: [email protected] To: Cpunks List <[email protected]> Subject: Darryl W. Perry Calls for Ross Ulbrich to be Pardoned. Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 19:20:42 +0000 (UTC) > > > > From: > http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2015/05/darryl-w-perry-calls-for-ross-ulbricht-to-be-pardoned/ > > > > > > Darryl W. Perry Calls for Ross Ulbricht to Be Pardoned > > > Ross Ulbricht > > From Darryl W. Perry’s 2016 presidential campaign website: > > In 2013 Ross Ulbricht was arrested for allegedly operating the black market > website Silk Road. In early 2015 he was found convicted in what was > essentially a kangaroo trial, where his attorney was prevented from > presenting evidence of government corruption in the case, because of an > ongoing investigation. Two of the federal agents investigating the case have > since been arrested for fraud and money laundering. > Ulbricht’s lead defense attorney Joshua Dratel wrote in a court filing, “In > contrast to the government’s portrayal of the Silk Road web site as a more > dangerous version of a traditional drug marketplace, in fact the Silk Road > web site was in many respects the most responsible such marketplace in > history, and consciously and deliberately included recognized harm reduction > measures, including access to physician counseling. In addition, transactions > on the Silk Road web site were significantly safer than traditional illegal > drug purchases, and included quality control and accountability features that > made purchasers substantially safer than they were when purchasing drugs in a > conventional manner.” > Meghan Ralston, a former harm reduction manager for the Drug Policy Alliance > says Silk Roadwas “a peaceable alternative to the often deadly violence so > commonly associated with the global drug war, and street drug transactions, > in particular.” > Despite the improprieties in the investigation and the trial, and despite the > fact that Ross Ulbricht actually made the black market safer, he will be in > prison for a minimum of 20 years. The Ulbricht family has said they plan to > appeal the conviction, however they shouldn’t need to do so. Ross Ulbricht > should be pardoned, as should all non-violent drug offenders! > [end of quote] > > > > > > > > >
