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could quite possibly be a repost...i havent read the first page of siccness yet.
Craigslist crimes
Just weeks ago, a Minneapolis man, Michael John Anderson, 20, was sentenced to life without parole for the shooting death of a woman he lured to his home with a baby-sitting ad he posted on Craigslist.
Why did he do it? He said he wanted to see what it felt like to kill someone. (Search for more on this chilling case.)
Now, med student Philip Markoff, 22, is accused of being another so-called Craigslist killer. (Search for the latest.) His arrest has us asking: Just how safe is the online classifieds site? And how common is crime on Craigslist? Here's what we've dug up from search.
"Erotic services":This is the section of Craigslist that Markoff allegedly used to find victims — and it has caused the site problems before.
In March, the Cook County Sheriff's Office filed suit against Craigslist for facilitating prostitution, in some cases involving minors, demanding that its "erotic services" section be removed. (Search has more on that.)
The suit comes after Craigslist founder Craig Newmark instituted new guidelines around "erotic services" ads. (Search explains more about them.)
According to the company, "erotic services" was created "at the request of users." And while Craigslist is considered one of the largest sources of prostitution in the U.S., it also has been instrumental in aiding law enforcement in cracking down on the crime. How? Users leave digital footprints that can reveal who and where they are. (What's a digital footprint?)
Nevertheless, pressure is mounting on Newmark to make Craigslist safer, and to start by removing the site's "erotic services" section.
But the law is on his side. The federal Communications Decency Act exempts Craigslist from liability for what users post, since the site is considered a "provider of interactive services" and not a publisher. (How's that work?)
And there's legal precedent: Last year Craigslist was deemed not liable for discriminatory housing ads posted on the site. (Search has more on that case.)
Still, with 50 million users per month, it's difficult to gauge just how dangerous a place Craigslist is. Some estimate that crimes there still run far below the national average. But others are starting to take note: Trench Reynolds is one prominent Craigslist crime tracker. Search for his site.
could quite possibly be a repost...i havent read the first page of siccness yet.
Craigslist crimes
Just weeks ago, a Minneapolis man, Michael John Anderson, 20, was sentenced to life without parole for the shooting death of a woman he lured to his home with a baby-sitting ad he posted on Craigslist.
Why did he do it? He said he wanted to see what it felt like to kill someone. (Search for more on this chilling case.)
Now, med student Philip Markoff, 22, is accused of being another so-called Craigslist killer. (Search for the latest.) His arrest has us asking: Just how safe is the online classifieds site? And how common is crime on Craigslist? Here's what we've dug up from search.
"Erotic services":This is the section of Craigslist that Markoff allegedly used to find victims — and it has caused the site problems before.
In March, the Cook County Sheriff's Office filed suit against Craigslist for facilitating prostitution, in some cases involving minors, demanding that its "erotic services" section be removed. (Search has more on that.)
The suit comes after Craigslist founder Craig Newmark instituted new guidelines around "erotic services" ads. (Search explains more about them.)
According to the company, "erotic services" was created "at the request of users." And while Craigslist is considered one of the largest sources of prostitution in the U.S., it also has been instrumental in aiding law enforcement in cracking down on the crime. How? Users leave digital footprints that can reveal who and where they are. (What's a digital footprint?)
Nevertheless, pressure is mounting on Newmark to make Craigslist safer, and to start by removing the site's "erotic services" section.
But the law is on his side. The federal Communications Decency Act exempts Craigslist from liability for what users post, since the site is considered a "provider of interactive services" and not a publisher. (How's that work?)
And there's legal precedent: Last year Craigslist was deemed not liable for discriminatory housing ads posted on the site. (Search has more on that case.)
Still, with 50 million users per month, it's difficult to gauge just how dangerous a place Craigslist is. Some estimate that crimes there still run far below the national average. But others are starting to take note: Trench Reynolds is one prominent Craigslist crime tracker. Search for his site.
