Feds: 6 died as a result of overdosing from Silk Road-purchased drugs
Found on Ars Technica on Saturday, 25 April 2015
Ulbricht was found guilty of seven charges including three drug counts: distributing or aiding and abetting the distribution of narcotics, distributing narcotics or aiding and abetting distribution over the Internet, and conspiracy to violate narcotics laws.
"In addition, the government’s introduction of this issue—the Silk Road web site’s alleged responsibility for certain deaths, whether or not from substances purchased from vendors on the Silk Road site—makes highly relevant a related issue"
Each year, thousands die from overdosing drugs like tobacco and alcohol. Yet the government does nothing about it; even worse, it happily keeps it share from the money made with it.