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Sheriff Sues Craiglist For Prostitution Ads
Amerika writes "Craigslist is 'the single largest source of prostitution in the nation,' according to Cook County, Illinois Sheriff Thomas Dart. He has announced that he's filing a lawsuit against the popular classifieds site. Craigslist says it's determined to prevent criminal activity." NewYorkCountryLawyer adds a link to the 28-page complaint (PDF), which "alleges that Craigslist maintains 21 classifications of sex-for-hire, coded as 'w4m,' 'm4m,' 'm4w,' etc." and that it has facilitated child prostitution and kidnapping and human trafficking.
I like this game
Last week I ordered a hit out on a professor through craigslist. Sure the interface was ugly but service was delivered on time so I really shouldn't be complaining.
uh oh, this is definitely going to hurt my dating game...
So you mean to say all those fine women I took out on dates from craigslist were hookers! I guess that would explain the black eye and lack of memory the next morning after I refused to let her "borrow" some money.
Thanks to this sheriff, those of us seeking prostitutes or running brothels know that Craig's list is the place to be.
"Thank you sheriff for helping improve my business. Keeping all the young ladies on staff as busy as they can physically manage is great for business, especially in these tough economic times.
--= Isn't it surprising how badly I spell ?
Just because he found his wife in the w4mmmm section doesn't mean he can get all sue-happy:)
The Sheriff sues computer maker based on that they enable people to search Craiglist for prostitutes.
I've been chasing that mythical chore for years. It doesn't exist, it's just a trap to get you to do all the yardwork.
I agree. Imagine if you just dropped 150 bucks on a hooker and she says, "Na, I've got a headache.".
The solution is to check couples for marriage certificates at the entrance of the restaurants.
I do not believe in karma. "Funny"=-6. Do good and forbid evil. Yours, Oft-Offtopic Flamebaiting Troll.
Its as if Ebay had a specific areas for weed, cocaine, and heroin.
Ahh, I found my new Happy Thought ;)
Let me guess. You don't get laid much.
Sheriff Uses Craiglist For Prostitution Ads
If craigslist supplies prostitutes, then the socket in my wall is a power station.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
The parent is alluding to the Sheriff in TFO having a deranged mental state by using a common reference, identifying with people who aren't physically present. Indeed, hallucination is a common symptom of many psychological maladies.
User number 970820 also makes a joke using the familiar, and frequently employed motif, whereby individuals in a place of power are ridiculed by making a potentially credible complaint that the opposing party is irreparably stricken with a condition which renders them unfit to hold such power, attempting to display their behavior as evidence beyond reproach.
Happy to help.
Is the Sheriff himself harmed in some way by Craigslist's practices? I think he'll have to show that if he wants an injunction....... Which he can't, so this whole thing is largely symbolic.
I don't know about that.....maybe his wife keeps showing up in the w4m category....
"City hall" in German is "Rathaus" Kinda explains a few things......
That feature will be in the next rev of Google Streetview.
Craigslist isn't just a truck you can dump a bunch of hookers on.
nah, she keeps showing up in w4mm.
"Craigslist is 'the single largest source of prostitution in the nation,
'Old school: Go undercover/hit the streets to round up prostitutes.
Yeah, you'd think they wouldn't bother going after Craigslist after the failure of their earlier lawsuit against street corners.
I see even classic Slashdot is now pretty much unusable on dial up anymore.
In some fantasy universe where people also want crack houses left alone in order to provide a supply of dealers to bust, and bars to serve up alcohol in drive through windows in order to create more drunks on the road. In this fantasy universe 'intelligent' people don't care about the victims, they just want criminals to bust.
Hey, wait a second... that's not a fantasy universe, that's Wyoming.
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Uh, the Yakuza?
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Or whenever I get around to it...
Or more likely, he has ruined her for men so she shows up in wfw. Er, not that I ever view that section. Uh, I think I will take the fifth now.
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holy shit is this entire thread asperger central
Prostitution has to be regulated to preserve the value of sex offered by amatuers in relationships. If sex is to be used as a reward when your partner does as you wish, then it makes sense to try and outlaw any other way your partner could have sex without your permission.
Maybe I'm a little cynical though...
Well, that's why I start with the drinks. Buy a few shots of cheap tequila, and you're groovy.
I refer to page 10 in the PDF:
The complete postings, with nude images, are attached as Exhibit E).
Where's "Exhibit E"? I demand that the PDF includes Exhibit E!
He's just grouchy since the Blues Brothers slipped through his fingers.
Them, and those damned Illinois Nazis. I hate Illinois Nazis.
Perhaps the government will provide one as part of it's next Economic Stimulus bill. Write your congressman today!
No good. The PETA people will somehow try to declare horses to be free-persons, and make it illegal to ride them without their consent.
What good is a pony if you cannot ride her?
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What good is a pony if you cannot ride her?
The same can be said for prostitutes.
Aaaaaand we come full circle. So to speak.
Giving it away for free should not be legal. Sexual relations outside of the covenant of marge should be as illegal as prostitution.
Who is this "marge" and how can I get inside her covenant?
Are you seriously claiming that Wyoming is real?
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