Why didn't the government leave Silk Road open...

[jbreher]

... morality/ethics isn't something you can prove with logic, there's no real objective truth in it.

If one can accept the simple axiom that each person of whole mind owns him or herself, then logic can be applied to deduce that murder is immoral, and that dictating what another may ingest is also immoral.

If you can't accept that simple axiom, I have no desire to ever come in contact with you.

[farlack]

Because the officials will say the bitcoin is involved in the ilegal trades and will be confiscated. I think no users will publicly claim the stuck fund from FBI or made some complain with the high risk of exposing their identity!

Not everyone on silk road was selling illegal things. Many vendors were just selling legal items.

[alani123]

Silk Road was the biggest dark market ever created. It got so much attention from the media and the general public. I don't know how hard it would be for US gov to get rid of the rest of the markets, but surely taking down the biggest one must have been a priority.

[Brad Pitt]

Silk Road was the biggest dark market ever created. It got so much attention from the media and the general public. I don't know how hard it would be for US gov to get rid of the rest of the markets, but surely taking down the biggest one must have been a priority.

Let's face it, Ross didn't exactly make it hard for them. He was very sloppy so all it took is some good old fashioned and relativity easy detective work. What I would like to see is how the various Law Enforcement agencies tackle decentralized marketplaces.