𝟭𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲: 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 #𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘀

𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 2013, 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘜𝘭𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦

Ross is now 10 years into his 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝟰𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, for creating the Silk Road website, an anonymous e-commerce website that used TOR and #Bitcoin to ensure user security and privacy.

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Ross Ulbricht is an Eagle Scout, scientist, and entrepreneur. He’s well-known for his kind and gentle demeanor. 𝗛𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲.

And yet, the media smeared Ross and spread false information about him. In the course of his “trial”, his 4th and 6th Amendment rights were violated. What’s more, corrupt agents and prosecutors destroyed evidence and fabricated allegations against him, and the judge used those unfounded allegations to justify his cruel sentence.

Ross has acknowledged that he committed nonviolent crimes, which he deeply regrets, but the punishment is grossly disproportionate. All other defendants with similar charges were sentenced to 𝟲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 in prison on average, but Ross will be in prison for the rest of his life.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀, 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆.

After 10 long years, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘀. He deserves a second chance to make amends and move on with his life. Keeping him caged helps no one, and only reveals the extensive hypocrisy infecting the United States’ criminal justice system.

Join the 500,000+ calling for Ross's release. Scan the QR code to sign the petition, so that perhaps one day, Ross Ulbricht will get his life back.