Originally Posted By DAR <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090605/ap_on_re_us/us_craigslist_wife_raped" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200...fe_raped</a> Seriously what use is it. I'm not big on government regulation but if they came in and said we're shutting this thing down, that'd be fine by me.
Originally Posted By alexbook If the guy had found his accomplice via Facebook, would you advocate banning Facebook? Craigslist just provides a way for people to post whatever they want. What people post there is their responsibility.
Originally Posted By DAR Alex I certainly wouldn't be against it if there were constant illegal problems being created by Facebook. But with this and the Craigslist killer. We also had a story here about someone being robbed after responding to a CL want ad. I'm convinced that this is just a garbage site.
Originally Posted By alexbook Can somebody explain this to me? I don't see how it's the site's fault. It's just a bulletin board. Anybody can post anything there. Anybody else can read it and respond to it. To me, going after Craigslist because of what people post there makes as much sense as going after Sprint or Verizon because of obscene text messages.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Craigslist has nothing to do with this. Funny that someone would want to ban this but uphold gun rights.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Craigslist had nothing to do with it. Nothing. These ads could have easily been taken in a newspaper, an alternative weekly paper, or contact could have been made on any internet discussion board. If you're going after Craigslist, then go after the phone company for giving them access to the phone to make their deal, or the U.S. Postal service for mailing their letters back and forth.
Originally Posted By DAR If Craigslist was a responsible corporate citizen then they wouldn't allow for the rape of a woman to be advertised on their site. But they're not.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin Please explain how Craigslist is responsible for a rape. These two guys could have met anywhere. Should I sue the Auto Trader magazine because somebody sold me a carppy car?
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "If Craigslist was a responsible corporate citizen then they wouldn't allow for the rape of a woman to be advertised on their site. But they're not." Tell us how the hell they are supposed to know this was going to happen. They have zero to do with policing the actions of their posters.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "If Craigslist was a responsible corporate citizen then they wouldn't allow for the rape of a woman to be advertised on their site. But they're not." You could post that on any unmoderated forum. You could post it here if you wanted to and it would stay until the owners and/or staff delete it. YouTube also allows illegal sharing of copyrighted material. You can post anything you want to on YouTube and it'll stay until someone complains and then YouTube is all, "Oh okay we'll take it down." It stays down until someone uploads it again. It's a sad thing that someone would post an "ad" in order to watch their wife get raped by a stranger. It's even sadder that someone was willing to do it. But once you start policing the Internet you open up a huge can of worms. If you're going to hold Craigslist accountable, you better go back in time and prevent Alexander Graham Bell from inventing the telephone because God only knows how many times it has been used to commit crimes.
Originally Posted By DAR <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090605/ap_on_re_us/us_craigslist_wife_raped_10" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200...raped_10</a> According to the first couple paragraphs it states that Craigslist was going to start policing ads like this. I can see they've done a good job.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder DAR, you're turning into hard headed DAR again. Did the Craigslist ad say "wanted, someone to rape my wife"?
Originally Posted By Mr X I appreciate DAR's concern, actually. However, I believe that logistically it's a very difficult thing to police these vast sites (and perhaps it could even render them unprofitable...would we want to lose sites like YouTube or Facebook or E-Bay over this? the big picture is pretty grim I think).
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Thing is, even though North Carolina and Connecticut are going after Craigslist, eventually they'll lose. It's a First Amendment issue. The owner of Craigslist has been trying to work with them in an effort to be a good guy by changing the title of the section and charging for ad space, but not everything can be stopped. Meaning, unless this husband said "Wanted, someone to rape my wife", which is a lot different than "wanted, a third person to be in a husband/wife fantasy", there's no way Craigslist can be expected to police this.
Originally Posted By Pat Az I must say Craiglist is very usefull for selling items or renting apartments.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip We've had great success using Craig's List to sell our used furniture. We've always had a sale within the first few days. My daughter met her husband on Craig's List. She had always had a boyfriend since the 9th grade, but found it difficult to meet guys once she had graduated from college and moved back to the Twin Cities. She decided to try Craig’s List. She of course was very cautious, meeting him for the first time at a public library. I was initially very skeptical… it was not the way I wanted my baby girl to meet someone. On the other hand, I realized it was no worse than meeting someone at a bar which was the tried and true method I used in college! I have to tell you, I've never seen a better match. They are both very literary; education oriented, work in research positions, and are financially conservative. They also adore each other. Craig's List is OK by me.
Originally Posted By ZoltareKnowsAll Zoltare says leave Craig's List alone. CL can not be expected to screen users. This same incident could have happened right here on this site. Who is this DAR that keeps telling us no sex jokes about public people and no discussion forums because weirdos can patrol those boards? Zoltare has spoken.
Originally Posted By Mr X <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R32aFmxL9HY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...aFmxL9HY</a>
