Your rights only extend so far as they do not impinge on another's rights.
Case in point, is it a first amendment right to yell "Fire!" in public building if there is no fire?
Why not?
No let's imagine this scenario. Let's say CL winds up only being used for this kind of criminal act. Do you still believe it should be allowed to continue operating in the same fashion?
Or let's imagine another scenario. What if I sell tainted drugs on CL. Is that also acceptable?
Of course not, but you're talking about the equivalent of arresting someone for using the word "fire" in a sentence.
>>Craig’s list is not the free press that the founders envisioned and certainly they never intended the free press to be used as means to destroy individuals and their property.<<
True, but they knew it would happen. Thousands of individuals in this nations history have been destroyed by the printed or spoken word. And I am talking protected free speech, not libel or slander.
They may not have intended it, but they expected it. They also expected people to defend themselves.
One thing is for sure. I learned one thing from this article: If I owned property that was easily taken by people I would put “no trespassing” signs on my property. But you cannot stop all crimes. You can mitigate, but sometimes you are gonna get mugged, raped, murdered, robbed, and any number of other nasty things no matter what precautions you take. But you don’t blame the gun manufacturer, the subway, the car manufacturer or the web publisher. And don’t kid yourself: Those people that actually took stuff without confirming with the owner were simply thieves. And the ones that drove away after he confronted them crossed a line. They should spend time in jail. Maybe a month or two.
>>Case in point, is it a first amendment right to yell “Fire!” in public building if there is no fire?
Why not?<<
If you use a megaphone, can the megaphone manufacturer be sued? I mean, they helped you get the word out to more people than if you just yelled. Right?
Should you be able to sue the owner of the building in which someone else yelled "fire" and that caused someone damage???
>>Case in point, is it a first amendment right to yell “Fire!” in public building if there is no fire?
Why not?<<
If you use a megaphone, can the megaphone manufacturer be sued? I mean, they helped you get the word out to more people than if you just yelled. Right?
>>No let’s imagine this scenario. Let’s say CL winds up only being used for this kind of criminal act. Do you still believe it should be allowed to continue operating in the same fashion?<<
I certainly do, whether they win or lose the suit. After all, McDonalds lost that suit in Florida but they still serve coffee.