Craigslist adult services section closed

[rpm]

Craigslist adult services ban

Craigslist closed the adult services section of its website Saturday, replacing it with a black bar that says "censored," just over a week after a group of state attorneys general said there weren't enough protections against blocking potentially illegal ads promoting prostitution.

[Carbon_Fibre]

Stupid politicians. The sex ads in Newspapers are just as explicit, but they don't seem to have a problem with that. Maybe it's because they grew up using those to procure prostitutes or jerking off to them.

Silly craigslist, why didn't they employ a lobby group. Think of all the money they'll loose now when they could have just 'lobbied' erm bribed a few politicians.

[McT]

Stupid politicians. The sex ads in Newspapers are just as explicit, but they don't seem to have a problem with that. Maybe it's because they grew up using those to procure prostitutes or jerking off to them.

Silly craigslist, why didn't they employ a lobby group. Think of all the money they'll loose now when they could have just 'lobbied' erm bribed a few politicians.

Good point. Censor the papers too.

[gregmcc]

Lets just censor everything while were at it.

[VioAdmin]

Typical political bullshiiit. A lot of politicians have been getting caught with women...and men they bought from Craigslist adult section hence the shut-down. They just want a private network now where they can find prostitutes for themselves hidden from the general public.

Sigh.

[Curtix2]

Typical political bullshiiit. A lot of politicians have been getting caught with women...and men they bought from Craigslist adult section hence the shut-down. They just want a private network now where they can find prostitutes for themselves hidden from the general public.

Sigh.

Link me an article to this please.

[Observer2]

Keep it up. No rulez. Maybe one day you'll have a son or daughter that gets trafficked on some site.
Maybe you can even respond to one of those ads and you could end up meeting your son or daughter...

[VioAdmin]

Link me an article to this please.

Google it.

[Curtix2]

Google it.

Dang pwned

[DarkStreet]

Good point. Censor the papers too.

We're already headed in that direction.

Authorities point to the case of 24-year-old Philip Markoff as a prime example of the dangers posed by Craigslist services. The former medical student was accused of killing a masseuse he met through the hugely popular classified advertising site, which was founded by Craig Newmark. Markoff committed suicide in the Boston jail where he was awaiting trial.

So because somebody who uses Craigslist got into trouble it means it's Graigslist's fault? I can think of hundreds of other situations like these that include other mediums, none of which have had to be banned because of it.

[Curtix2]

You know I wonder this.
Sex for hire = Illegal
Murder for hire = Illegal
Should people be able to post on Craigslist offering both services?

OR is this more a debate on whether prostitution should be legal?, and thats why people feel like this is unfair / wrong for them to make them stop posting those ads?
I think if the debate is ACTUALLY whether or not prostitution should be legal that makes more sense, because advertising illegal activity - well thats just a bad idea, and not very smart.

[redheadfan]

Prostitutes have been murder for years before Craig's list was around.
Now one gets killed and it's all Craig's list fault.

[TheShadow]

Keep it up. No rulez. Maybe one day you'll have a son or daughter that gets trafficked on some site.
Maybe you can even respond to one of those ads and you could end up meeting your son or daughter...

maybe... alternatively the parents could raise their children properly instead of blaming the world for their own failures at parenting.

[ToAsTeD]

Prostitutes have been murder for years before Craig's list was around.
Now one gets killed and it's all Craig's list fault.

Yeah, have to agree.

[DigitalSoldier]

You know I wonder this.
Sex for hire = Illegal
Murder for hire = Illegal
Should people be able to post on Craigslist offering both services?

OR is this more a debate on whether prostitution should be legal?, and thats why people feel like this is unfair / wrong for them to make them stop posting those ads?
I think if the debate is ACTUALLY whether or not prostitution should be legal that makes more sense, because advertising illegal activity - well thats just a bad idea, and not very smart.

why not just legalise prostitution ?

just like blasphemy its a victimless crime