As you said, impossible to police, and as Guybrush Threepwood stated, it'd work about as well as the age restriction on porn sites. Sure, SR could have a disclaimer but then again, what's the point? If Silk Road were a clearnet site then I'm sure there'd be disclaimers and age restrictions etc., but it's not, so it's not like its going to be taken down because it provided a means for minors to purchase drugs - as a porn site likely would be if it didn't implement age restrictions.The point I was getting at in the last post was 'yes, its entirely possible that a 10 year old could manage to purchase some bitcoins, implement Tor and visit the Silk Road, buy some drugs, have them shipped to their parent's house and get all sorts of out of their mind - possible, though highly improbable.' Wouldn't it be better, considering this improbable yet possible scenario, for the positive aspects of the Silk Road to be presented alongside the negative points which will invariably be a part of the article anyway?The negative points being brought up are sensationalist and improbable, but they're true. Its possible for kids to buy drugs on the deepweb. Its also possible (and a lot more probable) for kids to buy drugs from a guy on a street corner, and there's a large number of kids involved on some level in the drug trade - be it trafficking, selling, being runners etc. We need a responsible journalist / well positioned person to see that the probability of a kid ACTUALLY being able to buy drugs on here is virtually nil.The deepweb drug trade is safer for kids because they're very unlikely to be able to access it, safer for teenagers who are looking to experiment because they know from previous buyers reviews that the product they're getting is of a high quality and less likely to be cut / mixed / sprayed with harmful substances, they're not going to get assaulted or robbed while trying to buy it, there's a drug safety forum that they can visit where actual drug users report their experiences and do's-and-don'ts, and safer for adults for the same reasons.I think any journalist looking to present a news story about the Silk Road would do well in a personal capacity to present these positive facts alongside the negative facts. Controversy sells just as well as sensationalism! ;)- grahamgreene