Posted on 05/13/2009 12:09:05 PM PDT by Smogger
CHICAGO - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says that Craigslist is getting rid of its "erotic services" ads and will create a new adult category that Web site employees will review.
Madigan's office said Wednesday that such existing ads on Craigslist will expire in seven days.
Madigan and the attorneys general for Connecticut and Missouri met with Craigslist officials last week seeking an end to ads they contend are advertisements for illegal sexual activities.
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Craigslist came under renewed pressure to remove the ads after a medical student in Boston was charged with the April killing of a masseuse he met on the site.
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If I saw that ad. I would report it as a violation and it would be yanked.
Craigslist is self-moderated which is why it is free.
This stupidity is not going to make a lick of difference except maybe contributing to spam in other categories.
If it flies, floats or fornicates, it’s way cheaper to rent.
I’m all for removing the glorification of prostitution and adultery from where children or the weak minded could be easily tempted or swayed. Craigslist is a private company, and I’m glad to see them at least resisting the efforts of the depraved to put their smut everywhere because there’s a “market” for it.
One of us may be in trouble. I await Napolitano’s definition. LOL!
ads for such services are all over my local “city paper” (free rag they hand out at bus stops). But of couse the usual suspects love the biased reporting, ultra-liberal editorials and cartoons, and look the other way.
But if it says: “roomy interior” you might want to skip to the next ad.
I’ll bet this AG supports abortion because “It’s the woman’s body and no one can tell her what to do with it”. Liberals are such hypocrites.
Can she sell a kidney? Then she can’t really do with her body what she wants. And a fetus isn’t like any other organ.
I guess you are speaking from personal experiences. But what is a skanky bitch??
Of course, a lot of those most vocal do gooders are former participants in the form of dissipation involved (or their surviving loved ones).
Talented bank robber with small arms experience and less than 6 convictions needed. Skills in driving getaway car a bonus.
Works for me! :)
Where I am from ( a college town ) you would be surprised how many supposed ‘nice college’ girls these are driving Beemers for BJ’s.
“If it flies, floats or fornicates, its way cheaper to rent.”
ROTFLMAO
I am against such stuff as a social conservative, but I have to say...banning them from Craigslist won’t end their nature. Other sites specifically for that sort of thing will likely just spring up in their place.
They don't seem to have much trouble enforcing their rules against listing firearms.
Maybe, just maybe, this company really doesn't see anything wrong with providing a venue for people to find drugs and prostitutes? Kind of like how the Obama administration approaches immigration law?
Now if they will just take those “OnlineBootycall.com” ads off of my TV during prime time. And I don’t mean the Burger King ones, these ads say “Don’t Promise Marriage - Just Date! Finding the pieces... without the puzzle”. Just ugh.
I don’t have direct experience but I have read a few stories where johns are actually victims of robberies by pimps/gang bangers. The target shows up at a dumpy hotel, goes to a room, the girl steps out to get a drink or “protect the cash” and the john gets rolled or the pimp shows up while the john is in a vulnerable position and the robbery happens.
Another element that is not talked about on CL is the amount of underage girls that get rented out on there. A give away is the lack of a facial picture.
Not surprising....
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