The founder of Silk Road deserves a harsh sentence

On Friday afternoon a federal judge sentenced Ross Ulbricht, the mastermind behind the online black market Silk Road, to life in prison. She actually gave him two life sentences. "Silk Road was about creating demand and fulfilling demand," the judge told Ulbricht at the sentencing. "You don't fit the criminal profile ... but you are a criminal." If you believe the world's drug kingpins should rot in prison, you should believe the same about Ulbricht. The internet gives us a certain amount of det...