Man sentenced to 33 years for role in Craigslist murder

wthr ^ | Jun 15, 2015 | Sandra Chapman

[Hugin]

There are many lessons in this sad story. One of them is stay away from anything having to do with Craigslist.

Nonsense. CL is no different than classified ads anywhere. I've done dozens of transactions with nary a problem. Just use common sense. Like not meeting anyone named "Tyshaune" and "Tyron".

[Leaning Right]

CL is no different than classified ads anywhere.

That statement seems reasonable. But in my neck of the woods, there have been quite a few CL-related robberies recently. Quite a few. I don't recall anything like that going on back in the old days of newspaper classified ads.

I might be wrong (I often am), but my working theory is that a certain element sees CL in particular as a hunting ground.

[Antoninus II]

"When he said, 'It is what it is,' I don't think he meant it in a disrespectful way, or hurtful way. Just that there was nothing now he could do to change it," explained Defense Attorney Kim DeVane.

They should have been dragged out and shot in the head.

[digger48]

Some police departments here open up their lobby for Craiglist deal meet-ups.

That suggestion alone would weed out potential problems

[Mears]

” Like not meeting anyone named “Tyshaune” and “Tyron”. “

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:-)

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[samtheman]

The plea deal calls for 28 years in prison and five years of community corrections.

Can someone who speaks bureaucratic BS translate that into English please? WTF is community corrections?

[Secret Agent Man]

Wastes of space. If they were white i’d say the same damn thing.