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California craigslist crime

by Trench on January 31st, 2007

Craigslist trysts proving dangerous in Richmond:
This is a story from Richmond, California about a recent slew of crimes they’ve had related to craigslist. One man was robbed and carjacked after meeting a woman he thought he was going to pay for sex. Someone who thought they were selling shoes to someone off of craigslist was beaten with a rifle and carjacked. A series of prostitutes advertising on craigslist have gone to houses and have been robbed at gunpoint. Craigslist’s response? The usual…

In an e-mailed response to a Times query, a Craigslist publicist said that “all illegal activity is forbidden on Craigslist by our terms of use, nor is it welcome on Craigslist. That includes prostitution and thieves.”

But, Susan MacTavish Best wrote, the site carries an “erotic services” section because some users do want to see ads for legal escort services; others do not want them mixed with personal classified ads.

So basically they’re saying that prostitution isn’t allowed on craigslist except for it’s own section on craigslist.

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