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BBC Uses Skype Links In Murder Hunt

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the free-and-anonymous dept.

Nico M writes "The highly publicized UK murder hunt for the serial killer(s) of five young sex workers in Suffolk is using Skype to ask the public for information. BBC News is embedding freephone Skype links to both the police incident room and Crimestoppers UK. Is this the first time Skype has been used in this way?"

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  1. Why yes...will grab for code. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "And, of course, not all prostitutes are "sex workers". For example the average CEO..."

    Or the average slashdotter...once they hit daylight that is.

  2. Re:Sex workers? by lastninja · · Score: 5, Funny

    including people in the industry who don't actually fuck for money, ie strip dancers, porn stars, topless waiters, dominatrixes (sp?) etc.
    What kind of boring non-fucking porn do you watch?

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  3. First time for what? by SQL+Error · · Score: 5, Funny
    Is this the first time Skype has been used in this way?
    For making phone calls? Probably not.
  4. Re:Sex workers? by mhore · · Score: 4, Funny
    Sex worker, is that the PC term for prostitute?

    No. The term you're thinking of is Penile Stimulation Engineer, or something to that effect.

    Mike.

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    Mmmm......sacrelicious.