Welp, if I ever decide to hire someone to murder my business partners, I'll be sure to do so while run a massive drug trafficking operation on new technology. That way the tech fans will ignore that little murder-for-hire piece, and I can get a nice little pardon when they lobby for me.

It is *good* to be merciful, especially if the person has shown remorse and changed after their punishment (see attached tweets)

12 years in prison is quite a bit of suffering

Tomorrow I’ll begin my 10th year in prison. 

I don’t know what to say. I screwed up. I ruined my life and caused a lot of pain. When I look back and see my many mistakes, I feel immense regret.

Ross Ulbricht

I just spent my 4,000th day in prison. I'll begin my 12th year in two weeks.

During that time, I’ve tried my best to grow and be a better man.

I want to use the hard lessons I’ve learned to make amends as a free man, if I’m given the chance.

Coinbase employee (Investigatooor), personal account. Onchain is the future.

It is *good* to be merciful, especially if the person has shown remorse and changed after their punishment (see attached tweets)

12 years in prison is quite a bit of suffering

https://x.com/RealRossU/status/1575953191467819008
https://x.com/RealRossU/status/1835786494566605097

I certainly agree with this but this is a sentencing/policy problem, it's not solved at the pardon level. And as far as pardon candidates go, there are many others that are higher on the list imo.

100%

You don't fix the broken prison-industrial complex with a dude on God mode