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CCotton10
at April 18,2016
The speaker discusses perfect accountability associated with this system. Not sure I see this concept. There is the need for the buyer and seller to trust each other. There is definitely concern about underage people having the ability to buy illicit drugs. There are some expressing the opinion that this could increase safety for drug users. I believe this would require additional study.
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CCotton10
at April 18,2016
The speaker discusses perfect accountability associated with this system. Not sure I see this concept. There is the need for the buyer and seller to trust each other. There is definitely concern about underage people having the ability to buy illicit drugs. There are some expressing the opinion that this could increase safety for drug users. I believe this would require additional study.
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adam
at April 25,2016
I agree with Adam in the video that the ability to buy and sell illegal goods and services on the internet is an inevitability. Furthermore, I do agree that these "dark web" forums are a good way to engage with addicts. What I don't quite get, and maybe this is because I've never partaken, is that it seems that catching the delivery man would be the easiest way to stop this. I am curious about what ways the delivery men keep from getting caught.
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jnegron
at April 29,2016
I like the video because it shows what/how other people utilize the dark net, but I don't agree with their point of view and trying to justify their illegal activities .
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nick
at May 02,2016
18 SILK ROAD AND THE ONLINE DRUGS TRADE - TRUTHLOADER INVESTIGATES - - Blog 05/01/16
Kokesh's shocking video really pounds home how effective the underground economy can be to place buyer and seller together efficiently. At the time of the video, Kokesh's active "journalism" delivered through the his personal perspective of libertarianism, may have given the viewer the idea that the war on drugs was a complete failure and that legalization of drugs would soon be the only route to "control" the drug trade. Viewing the video now, with several years reflection, it is certainly still the case that the war on drugs is ineffective, but only a modicum of cultural and legal changes have occurred making drugs legal, namely Colorado and other municipalities marijuana policies. This trend may be just the first step to control the drug trade through legalization and taxation. The Silk Road and its more current replacements are only modern day versions of the prohibition era Rum Row, the line of ships loaded with liquor anchored beyond the maritime limit of the United States. These digital market places are, in effect, just providing what the people want, as did the bootleggers of long ago. In the end prohibition was repealed as it was unenforceable. It is only a matter of time before the same approach will be implemented and all but eliminating the need for the contraband digital marketplace.
