Sheriff Uses Craigslist To Arrest Prostitutes... Blames Craigslist
TechDirt Sep 15 09Reader cKarlGo points us to a story in Florida of local police arresting 28 women and six men on prostitution-related charges, after finding them all on Craigslist. They then used phone and email to negotiate with the women in order to confirm that they were selling sexual acts. Afterwards, they made the arrests. But here's the kicker: the sheriff is still blaming Craigslist: "How can Craigslist allow this kind of content on their (Web) site and then state "We're not involved in any kind of criminal conduct,"" Well, it's actually quite simple. I would imagine that, right now, somewhere in Sheriff Grady Judd's jurisdiction, there are other prostitutes walking the streets. Full story...
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