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waxwing | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +4 
 "Money laundering" is financial thoughtcrime.

This argument "lol, the USD is way more used for money laundering" is terrible.

If bitcoin is good money, criminals will use it.
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f0xr | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 So much this. You can't give the scum an inch. Stop adopting their framing. 

Theft is a crime. Buying a house is not a crime. Stealing money is a crime. Buying a house with stolen money is not a crime, stealing the money was already the crime. 

Adding another "crime" on top of theft is just a way to surveil, coerce, control, and persecute innocent people who didn't commit theft. If someone committed theft, prosecute then for theft. If you can't prove to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt that they committed theft, sorry, you failed. Innocent until proven guilty, and you failed to prove guilt. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Trying to harass them and steal their money for the "crime" of depositing $9k cash into their own bank account 3 times last week just makes you a failed prosecutor and despicable thief.
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Bitcoin Wizard 🧙🏻‍♂️ | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 If criminals would not use it, we would have contributed to a dystopian 1984 style world