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SFPD Arrests Suspect In Airbnb Rental Trashing

Posted by Soulskill on from the when-internets-attack dept.

theodp writes "Just days after it was reported that apartment sharing startup Airbnb had raised $112MM at a $1B+ valuation from investors that included Marc Andreessen and Jeff Bezos, Airbnb user EJ's blog entry on the ransacking of her apartment by Airbnb renters went viral, creating a PR nightmare that's turning into a war of words. CNET reports San Francisco police have confirmed that a 19-year-old woman has been arrested in the case, booked on possession of stolen property, methamphetamine, fraud charges, and an outstanding warrant."

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  1. Re:Could someone clarify this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Despite the trust (read: idiocy) of strangers, I still have some sympathy for this person. I may consider that this person, and those like this person, to be far too trusting, but that doesn't belie the inherent feeling of "damn that sucked and I'm sorry for you."

    I think of it like rape victims (and the way the blog post characterizes it feels...remarkably similar). Yeah some folks may say "x was asking for it" or "y should've done this or that to prevent it" while jeering at the person, but in the end the fact of the matter is that someone here was violated in a horrible fashion. Not *quite* in the same way as rape, but in some ways it is very *very* close.

    Have some sympathy for the person. Please. And after that, you can get back on your high horse.