The US didn’t put anybody at HSBC into prison for washing billions of drug money. The US government is to weak, to fight those battles.
It is often simultaneously true that laws are enforced too harshly against people who are mostly law-abiding but do minor illegal things, while not enforced enough against serious criminals. Law-abiding people are easier to track down and catch, less dangerous for the police to go after, more likely to have a lot to lose from fighting the government, less likely to be in a demographic that can claim discrimination, and less able to do anything useful to the police in exchange for leniency (such as naming co-conspirators).
It is often simultaneously true that laws are enforced too harshly against people who are mostly law-abiding but do minor illegal things, while not enforced enough against serious criminals.
Using a crypto-currency is not something that’s easy to persecute. Standing in front of a jury and telling them someone should be sent to prison because he brought a dark coin is no easy sell.
Organisation such as EFF + ACLU also provide for a well funded legal defense.
Darkcoin usage isn’t something that’s easy to track down and catch if it’s hidden behind crypto.
It is often simultaneously true that laws are enforced too harshly against people who are mostly law-abiding but do minor illegal things, while not enforced enough against serious criminals. Law-abiding people are easier to track down and catch, less dangerous for the police to go after, more likely to have a lot to lose from fighting the government, less likely to be in a demographic that can claim discrimination, and less able to do anything useful to the police in exchange for leniency (such as naming co-conspirators).
Using a crypto-currency is not something that’s easy to persecute. Standing in front of a jury and telling them someone should be sent to prison because he brought a dark coin is no easy sell. Organisation such as EFF + ACLU also provide for a well funded legal defense.
Darkcoin usage isn’t something that’s easy to track down and catch if it’s hidden behind crypto.