R.I.P. Silk Road! I can't believe it!!!

racerboy71

bud bootlegger
Well..it sucks also for curious informed users who can't seem to find their drug..a lot of fun substances were waaaay more prevalant than you'd find on the street..and well documented as far as purity and dosage..regardless of personal beliefs,you gotta admit it was a safer way to get drugs as far as health concerns go..I.e.: no cut shit,and 100% certainty of the substance you are buying..personally it affects me little,other that the knowledge that if I ever couldn't have axcess to a chem,I could get it there..an ace up the sleeve if you will..but I'm smart enough if I want something ill find it..lol
That's the point cc was trying to make earlier.. and I agreed.. love it.or hate it, sr kind of made buying drugs a bit safer in the aspect of getting what you paid for, cutting out the gangs and thugs that were many people's only option before..
I mean no did drugs because they were available IMO.. if you never tried smack before and saw it on sr you.wouldn't think to yourself .. gee, I'm going to try some smack today.. ime, you were already getting it from the local ghetto and risking life and limb every time you scored..
All shutting down sr did was force more people to be unsafe about their drug usage , and I don't see how anyone could think that's a good thing..
Idk.. I'm rambling I know..
 

chewberto

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Call me crazy, but I rather enjoyed the rush of going to hook up.. I had to go to the ghetto, and escaping cops and gunfire was part of the high! Damn kids had it easy with that SR if you ask me!
 

rory420420

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I agree,but also,I have been well informed with my friends on what I'm getting and taking..after 20 years andnt bullshit..I trust them and what they say..so it goes both ways..if drugs control you enough you will go to untrusted sources..its not the drugs..its your lack of care for yourself..id never go get drugs off the street from some corner dealer..if I wanted those types of drugs id ask my friends to find em for me..and id know it would be what its supposed to..otoers are not so fortunate..and to put themselves in harms way for an untrusted buzz is stupid to say the least..now those types don't have a fallback/crutch..but I'm pretty sure your average heroin addict can't afford bitcoins either..now I'm rambeling..lol
 

rory420420

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Big bear co?..not me...
And if you agree..I also do to..no buzz is worth getting shot at or very least getting ripped off..but I've done it also in my youth..the ghetto silk road..the corner..lol
 

MrEDuck

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That's the point cc was trying to make earlier.. and I agreed.. love it.or hate it, sr kind of made buying drugs a bit safer in the aspect of getting what you paid for, cutting out the gangs and thugs that were many people's only option before..
I mean no did drugs because they were available IMO.. if you never tried smack before and saw it on sr you.wouldn't think to yourself .. gee, I'm going to try some smack today.. ime, you were already getting it from the local ghetto and risking life and limb every time you scored..
All shutting down sr did was force more people to be unsafe about their drug usage , and I don't see how anyone could think that's a good thing..
Idk.. I'm rambling I know..
I agree that it's bullshit that so much effort was spent fighting such a small organization. Even if DPR had people killed it was still a vastly less violent business model than say the Zetas. Drugs need to be legalized and regulated.
Looks like there's new marketplaces already springing up. Can't say I'm surprised.
 

Impman

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That's the point cc was trying to make earlier.. and I agreed.. love it.or hate it, sr kind of made buying drugs a bit safer in the aspect of getting what you paid for, cutting out the gangs and thugs that were many people's only option before..
I mean no did drugs because they were available IMO.. if you never tried smack before and saw it on sr you.wouldn't think to yourself .. gee, I'm going to try some smack today.. ime, you were already getting it from the local ghetto and risking life and limb every time you scored..
All shutting down sr did was force more people to be unsafe about their drug usage , and I don't see how anyone could think that's a good thing..
Idk.. I'm rambling I know..
It WAS NOT SAFER! Clearly, you can see that now, right? The fucking moron running the site got arrested! And not only that, he was a violent thug! NO street drug dealer knows where the fuck I live. IF I got drugs from a street corner gang banger, HE WILL NEVER KNOW WHERE THE FUCK MY FAMILY LIVES. Hey, guess what everyone, if you used SR , they know where the fuck you live, what you buy and how much you pay. And guess what else DPR is a fucking moron that compromised all of your privacy. NO STREET LEVEL DEALER HAS EVER DONE THAT TO ME.
 

MrEDuck

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It WAS NOT SAFER! Clearly, you can see that now, right? The fucking moron running the site got arrested! And not only that, he was a violent thug! NO street drug dealer knows where the fuck I live. IF I got drugs from a street corner gang banger, HE WILL NEVER KNOW WHERE THE FUCK MY FAMILY LIVES. Hey, guess what everyone, if you used SR , they know where the fuck you live, what you buy and how much you pay. And guess what else DPR is a fucking moron that compromised all of your privacy. NO STREET LEVEL DEALER HAS EVER DONE THAT TO ME.
I've also had guns pointed at me over trifling amounts of money. The Farmer's Market was FAR less secure and none of the small customers got popped.
 

Skuxx

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It WAS NOT SAFER! Clearly, you can see that now, right? The fucking moron running the site got arrested! And not only that, he was a violent thug! NO street drug dealer knows where the fuck I live. IF I got drugs from a street corner gang banger, HE WILL NEVER KNOW WHERE THE FUCK MY FAMILY LIVES. Hey, guess what everyone, if you used SR , they know where the fuck you live, what you buy and how much you pay. And guess what else DPR is a fucking moron that compromised all of your privacy. NO STREET LEVEL DEALER HAS EVER DONE THAT TO ME.
Not that I'm a fan of killing people.... but I mean someone was trying to extort 500k from him if the story is true. It would be hard not to just get rid of someone like that. And I don't think dpr compromised anybody's security because each individual makes their own decisions.
 

Impman

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^^^ Ok , I see that point of view, now flip that around and put yourself in the perspective of the dealer that threatened DPR. That dealer was doing business fine and along comes DPR telling the drug dealers what the rules are and how to follow the rules. Drug dealers are losing business because of SR so they have to join. But when they go to join SR they have to follow DPR's rules and pay him money, also risk losing money on the Bitcoin exchange to a unregulated market. You just need to know basic principles of economics to understand why a unregulated market goes corrupt in about 2 seconds flat. DPR was part of that corruption of bitcoin exchange, and YES he extorted money from everyone that every used SR in the name of liberty. So to me he was scum. You had to pay him to get on his "secure" sight and his "system" of protecting buyers from dishonest dealers. HE WAS DISHONEST! This guy thought his shit did not stink and he was a son of liberty fighting for the american dream. He was a fucking scum bag. We need to legalize all drugs, no fucking doubt. But this is not the way. The internet is no place to buy or sell drugs. It is a good place to make friends sometimes. These high level drug dealers are not investing money into politics or increasing our civil rights, they care fuck all about other people.
 

rory420420

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Imp..I think the point is on the user end is/was safety..order from silk road and the only similarities to street deals is now the cops may roll up on you..but on s.r. you had no dealers seeing your face,your purchase was secure,you got exactly what you payed for,never had to leave the house..on the street you could get robbed,beat then robbed,shot then robbed,sold fake drugs,sold weak drugs,sold drugs that are not the drugs you wanted..
That being said,I was not happy that silk road sold bad drugs like heroin,and coke/crack..as far as the hits put out..well that has yet to be proven in a court and I feel it may be a fabrication by the government..and I gotta say if someone tried to steal half a million from me(extrortion is stealing in my book),I wouldn't kill anyone but I would be violent at that point..now,not that I condone his actions,but every man has a breaking point..
The whole problem with people disagreeing is they are still using the legal status of drugs in a context not pertaining to drugs themselves..did he kill or ask to kill,maybe..did he help distribute bad drugs..def..did he help change peoples lives by offering psychedelics..probably so...I'm not saying he should be exhalted to 'prankster'status,but I'm not saying he should be a modern day hitler either..he probably did help cut down on crime to an extent by keeping a few people from going out to cop on the streets..as far as cartels..maybe a little activity but I doubt 400kilos of coke were ever for sale on s.r...hopefully a moral based silk road will pop up,only offering psychedelics,soft drugs,and hugs!
I've allways seen people getting busted around my town in sting..and it allways involves pills,coke,heroin..the feds don't play with that shit..and everyone know,you don't stick your tounge out at the bully in the school yard because you're on the slide..you gotta get down the slide eventually.. and the bully is gonna be there..
 

rory420420

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And not defending him,but like chris rock said 'you never see a crack dealer setting around saying'how the hell am I gonn get rid of all this crack!?!?'...drugs sell themselves..it was a participatory program..no drug dealer was forced into s.r..they could have sat on the corner..but drug dealers are lazy and settin on a computer is easier..for real the drugs on s.r. were 20% more expensive on the regular..why would I buy acid for 15$ a hit when I can get it for 4$?..and my dealer can sell me more fore cheaper and make the same if not more profit..it was all for convienience on bot consumer and vendor side..
 

rory420420

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I think a lot of casual ,honest, morally fortified users feel violated and angry like you at dpr..its like you had a great relationship with a beautiful girl and you catch her blowing your best friend...
 

rory420420

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Bad drugs allways equal bad times..that's why I stick to psychedelics and pot...and for those,I gotta go to the deep drawer on my dresser..not the deep web..lol
 

racerboy71

bud bootlegger
Bad drugs allways equal bad times..that's why I stick to psychedelics and pot...and for those,I gotta go to the deep drawer on my dresser..not the deep web..lol
and not everyone has connections where they can make a phone call and get a sheet of lsd or an ounce of shrooms..
 

rory420420

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And I understand that racer,and I feel for those people not motivated enough or lucky enough to go find those drugs they seek out..I took lsd my first time and said 'i will find a way to have this drug when I want it'...and did..bad drugs are an opinion of mine..whereas with lsd I can do it for enjoyment,bad drugs you HAVE to do..put an 8ball of coke on the mirror,do a fat line,and see how long you can hold out before another..now,take a sheet of lsd,eat 3 hits,and put the sheet on the coffee table and compare...that's my point about bad drugs..same with heroin..I have never heard someone say coke or heroin changed their life for the better..all that said,its my opinion,and also my opinion that if you WANT to do those drugs,you should be allowed to..in a safe manner of course..I know that seems hippocritical so ill save ya the trouble of pointing it out..but you asked..lol..anyways,its all relative..the cokehead may hate acid and call it a bad drug also..
 

rory420420

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I would like to point out that I've had cops give me my pot back...I don't think this would happen with a sack of blow,dope,pills ect...
 
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