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Craigslist dropping 'erotic services' ads (Caves to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan)
MSNBC ^ | 7:25 a.m. PT, Wed., May 13, 2009 | AP

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: consentingadults; craigslist; democratsocialism; doublestandard; fdrq; homosexualagenda; illinois; inprivate; internet
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To: Drango

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.


21 posted on 05/13/2009 12:31:10 PM PDT by Smogger
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To: Smogger

If it flies, floats or fornicates, it’s way cheaper to rent.


22 posted on 05/13/2009 12:33:55 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs earn the title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
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To: Smogger

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.


23 posted on 05/13/2009 12:37:44 PM PDT by the Fun in Fundamentalist
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To: Jeff Gordon

One of us may be in trouble. I await Napolitano’s definition. LOL!


24 posted on 05/13/2009 12:39:50 PM PDT by nufsed (Release the birth certificate, school and passport records.)
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To: Smogger

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.


25 posted on 05/13/2009 12:41:03 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: DM1; Smogger

But if it says: “roomy interior” you might want to skip to the next ad.


26 posted on 05/13/2009 12:41:47 PM PDT by whd23
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To: Smogger

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.


27 posted on 05/13/2009 12:41:52 PM PDT by Seruzawa (Obamalama lied, the republic died.)
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To: Seruzawa

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.


28 posted on 05/13/2009 12:44:48 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (If you like the Dept. of Motor Vehicles, the IRS, and the Post Office, you'll love govt Health Care)
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To: misterrob
The chicks on that site are mostly skanky bitches. Plus, the risk of getting ripped off and or stabbed are higher than people think.

I guess you are speaking from personal experiences. But what is a skanky bitch??

29 posted on 05/13/2009 12:48:51 PM PDT by org.whodat (Auto unions bad: Machinists union good=Hypocrisy)
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To: nufsed

Of course, a lot of those most vocal do gooders are former participants in the form of dissipation involved (or their surviving loved ones).


30 posted on 05/13/2009 12:54:39 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: Drango
What next? “

“Talented bank robber with small arms experience and less than 6 convictions needed. Skills in driving getaway car a bonus.”

Works for me! :)

31 posted on 05/13/2009 12:54:59 PM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: misterrob

Where I am from ( a college town ) you would be surprised how many supposed ‘nice college’ girls these are driving Beemers for BJ’s.


32 posted on 05/13/2009 12:56:53 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: DesertRhino

“If it flies, floats or fornicates, it’s way cheaper to rent.”

ROTFLMAO


33 posted on 05/13/2009 1:08:51 PM PDT by DonaldC
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To: DemonDeac; All

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.


34 posted on 05/13/2009 1:19:35 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: Smogger
Just because something is impossible to enforce we should waste time and money trying anyhow.

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?

35 posted on 05/13/2009 1:43:04 PM PDT by bornred
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To: Smogger

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.


36 posted on 05/13/2009 1:44:39 PM PDT by ravingnutter
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To: org.whodat

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.


37 posted on 05/13/2009 3:35:12 PM PDT by misterrob (FUBO----Just say it, Foooooooooooooo Bohhhhhhhhh. Smooth)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Not surprising....


38 posted on 05/13/2009 3:35:36 PM PDT by misterrob (FUBO----Just say it, Foooooooooooooo Bohhhhhhhhh. Smooth)
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