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Derek Ross · 110w
This is easier said than done, but I agree to some extent. Could bad people have used Samouri to launder money? Yes. Can I use my steak knife to commit murder? Yes. That doesn't mean we should stop se...
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The difference is, murder is a crime. Money laundering is a "crime."

Have you ever met a money laundering victim? Someone can be a victim of theft, but there are no victims of money laundering.

Arresting someone for money laundering because they developed a private transaction tool is like arresting someone for "aiding and abetting murder" because they manufactured the steak knife a murderer used to cut his steak a week before he committed murder.

Adopting the state's framing is losing the battle before a single shot has been fired. Money laundering is not a crime. Crimes have victims. There are no victims of money laundering.
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plebiANON · 110w
I always like the roads analogy. Murderers use them to. Sometimes even to drive a truck with explosives into a building. The act of violence or property destruction is the crime. Everything else is noise and unjustifiable BS to gain more control.
Scott · 110w
Totally agreed. They're no more guilty than internet service providers.
TheGrinder · 110w
Have you ever met a money laundering victim? Yeah, the IRS
William ₿ Travis · 110w
What? Why do you launder money? Because you have stolen it from someone. Of course there's a victim.
BottleTeams · 110w
Well said. The victim is the state losing tax revenue.
Lady Mae - Growth Teacher · 110w
great analogy!