I am not aware that Silk Road ever had a genuine "assassination"
   market.   Fake perhaps, not genuine.
   As for "illicit drugs":  Probably billions of dollars of 'illicit
   drugs' are bought and sold, daily, without any connection to the
   Internet.  If anything, Silk Road made the world a safer place:  There
   was much less likelihood of being arrested for drug deals, due to
   little or no human contact.  And because of the concept of
   "reputation", chances are good that the drugs sold on Silk Road (or
   other subsequent 'Dark Markets') were more reliable, higher and
   more-consistent purity, fewer unhealthy 'cuts', etc.
   So, it was a BENEFICIAL website.  It simply thwarted the desire of some
   people who wanted to suppress drug sales and use.
                    Jim Bell

   On Sunday, June 27, 2021, 11:35:53 AM PDT, David Barrett
   <dbarrett@expensify.com> wrote:
   Just to make sure I understand, you are describing Silk Road, a hidden
   marketplace for everything from illicit drugs to assassinations, as
   harmless?
   David
   On Sat, Jun 26, 2021, 9:40 PM grarpamp <[1]grarpamp@gmail.com> wrote:

     While other people get less than 25y for Murder, Rape, etc, and
     nothing for War, Torture, Infinite Detention, Global Organized
     Theft, etc.
     Any questions?
     #FreeRoss
     #RIPJohnHurley
     #McAfeeDidntKillHimself
     BTW: People actually could buy, did buy, still can buy,
     and indeed should consider buying... a cannon.
     Or at least 3D-Print one :)

References

   1. mailto:grarpamp@gmail.com