How a Boy Scout Turned into a $1.2 Billion Drug Lord

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[VisualVenture]

p.s. if you've opened up the flap thingy to read this, I'd like to let you know...YOU ARE AN AMAZING PERSON.

[Garbearscare]

This former boy scout is the true example of "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villian"

[THEKING-]

No way the IRS found him first, like you have enough tax money 😭

[titor.]

Always remember that the Government doesn’t like competition 💯😂😂

[idesel]

Refusing 10 years to getting 2 life sentences + 40 years, what a gross miscalculation.

[cyborgk]

Of course an IRS employee finds the real identity. Not even the FBI could find em but an IRS guy did 😂

[Potterhead]

It’s scary how Ross got more prison time than serial killers, 🍇ists, and general criminals.

[DropDread]

I feel like I've seen him before he just looks like everybody's distant cousin

[mr-monk]

My friends the seemingly small choices you make everyday will either destroy your life or make the world a better place so choose wisely - great quote

[BraydonBlanchette]

Damn I bet he’s kicking himself for declining that 10 year plea deal

[JohnnyYoung-cm]

i swear to god half the boy scouts in my troop are gonna become criminals lol

[banksparenteau]

He says “I just want people to be able do whatever they want as long as they don’t hurt anyone, ” and then proceeds to sell hitman💀

[equixhimself]

Man is the essence of "That escalated quickly."

[Stefanonymous]

10 year plea deal is crazy how does he not take that?!?!?!

[crc_mids]

The Eagle Scout is not given because you have the best character. It’s a rank that you earn by getting certain merit badges and providing leadership on a project like building a gazebo for a park.

[robertstull]

Stop trying to portray this guy as an "accidental criminal". He actively made each of these decisions every step of the way. He was not a "boy" he was an adult in his twenties. He had a master's degree. Do not sympathize with this man. You make it sound like it was only drugs being sold on this site with some random assassination attempts... like that's not bad enough on its own. But Silk Road was used for HUMAN TRAFFICKING. He can talk about "wanting to change the world" all he wants, but the reality is he wanted money and power. He wanted to be able to do whatever he wants without consequences, and that's just not how life and society works. He's not a victim. He's a criminal mastermind. Y'all been watching Goodfellas too much and completely missing the point of the story.

[Skywreckdemon]

He was really stupid to not take the plea deal knowing very well he did it and literally got caught in the act.

[ayoutubechannel]

Real life Scarface and Breaking Bad in a nutshell

[Poopdog]

why is this guy so underrated? this is one of the best storytelling channels on youtube

[beah]

just a note, at 2:32 it says Bronze -> Silver -> Eagle ....? its not that. its Star, Life, Eagle. and you arent promoted you have to work to earn the ranks