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madacol on April 13, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: US sentences crypto expert to 5 years after North ...

If it's not arbitrary, then why stop there?

Why not imprison every cryptocurrency developer?, they are all enabling a new way to avoid sanctions, some much better than others

Where do you draw the line so that it's not arbitrary?

otterley on April 14, 2022 [–]

Our entire legal system is built on the exercise of line drawing. Where those lines are drawn is the result of debate and compromise. It's never perfect, but it's better than not having any lines at all.

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