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11 commentsWednesday, March 26, 2008
Phony Craigslist Ad Leads To Looting Of Home
Hoax calls into question Craigslist policy
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10 Comments
hmmm, crowbar out of trunk,
hmmm, crowbar out of trunk, direct eye contact and a "put it down NOW" in a calm but stern voice shoulda got the point across. ...they just keep breeding don't they.
Some things about this
Some things about this didn't ring true.
1. Why didn't he call the cops?
2. Why didn't he jot down license plate numbers?
3. If people took the time to patiently explain that they could take his stuff due to the Craig's List ad, then why didn't he get their names and phone numbers?
4. I find it VERY hard to believe that Craig's List doesn't have a trace which will show what IP addy posted this ad.
One wonders if the man staged it himself to collect homeowner's insurance...?
Problem is Craigslist Itself DOES NOT Monitor Ads
I'm not surprised to read this - but I am surprised that more incidents like this haven't been in the news regarding Craigslist ads.
Did you know that Craigslist ads are ... COMMUNITY MONITORED? The significance of this is that Craigslist administrators/staff DO NOT monitor ads that are posted. Instead, posters/visitors like YOU and ME monitor the ads.
I didn't know this until I was posting ads regarding my massage services in the therapeutic services section and watched them get deleted on an ongoing basis ... in spite of the face that they were completely within Craigslist guidelines. When I inquired in the help forums, it was then that I learned that other posters ... my competition ... were deleting my ads. What was worse was that those answering my questions in the help forums seemed to be major Craigslist members-geeks who do nothing but hang out on the internet and felt impowered to be granted to answer questions in the help forums. The way they responded toward my questions led me to be thankful that I don't work with any of them in real life (because they lacked any hint of judgement/interpersonal skills/common sense). Bottom Line: Craigslist needs to monitor ads itself and NOT leave the responsibility to website visitors & ad posters.
Let me put it another way. How effective do you think law enforcement would be in any U.S. city if there were no police officers ... and the job was left for ordinary citizens to police themselves?
Ken Wong - Honolulu massage therapist
Craigslist Hoax
Okay,
I seem to be missing something.
Why didn't this moron simply call the Police and have the people arrested (or threatened with arrest) fot Larceny? If he has his ID and says he didn't place the ad, the Police have to take his word for it.
I wonder if this would work with banks!
Just imagine... posting a craigslist ad that money was free at your local bank.
Or imagine posting an ad that groceries were for the taking at your local supermarket.
I think I've just found the American Dream!
Didn't something like this
Didn't something like this happen on eBay last year? How on earth can people be SO stupid as to think an ad like that could be for real??? I guess convieniently stupid. I hope he had good home owener's insurance!!!
I would sue Craigslist and
I would sue Craigslist and pursue charges against all involved parties. Craigslist should also make an appeal to their readers to return the stuff
Sue and what?
Sue and lose. Craigslist can't be held liable. It's the law.
I don't know. this type of
I don't know. this type of thing could be tested a couple of different ways.
I would like to hear your interpretation of the law though sounds like an interesting debate.
Didn't the owner have a
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