To play devil's advocate, Ulbricht likely felt (perhaps even "knew") that the murders he ordered were successfully carried out. And intent is usually what matters most in American criminal law.
He probably did truly feel like he was an extremely powerful druglord, even if in reality he was a nerd with a laptop.
I completely agree, i do not know why you think this is the devil's advocate position. The murders were imaginary as far as they only existed in his mind. But he probably believed he was really killing people.
This is what makes this whole situation funny in a horrible way.
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Through a brutal reign of imaginary murders.
To play devil's advocate, Ulbricht likely felt (perhaps even "knew") that the murders he ordered were successfully carried out. And intent is usually what matters most in American criminal law.
He probably did truly feel like he was an extremely powerful druglord, even if in reality he was a nerd with a laptop.
I completely agree, i do not know why you think this is the devil's advocate position. The murders were imaginary as far as they only existed in his mind. But he probably believed he was really killing people.
This is what makes this whole situation funny in a horrible way.