Comments on: George Weber http://blog.craigslist.org/2009/03/george-weber/ Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:22:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Baylink http://blog.craigslist.org/2009/03/george-weber/#comment-18847 Baylink Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:29:21 +0000 http://blog.craigslist.org/?p=87#comment-18847 There is, indeed, a risk -- in life, much less meeting strangers via the web. While there will likely be a major fracas about this, I hope Craigslist's staff and management realize, and are strong enough to stand up for, the fact that they're not at fault here, any more than the City Of New York is merely for the fact that this crime took place in Brooklyn. As tough as it is to look at, the two people who have some blame for this are the criminal, and the victim, just like it always is. The victim is, sadly, not with us to tell us what happened, and the criminal is, well, a criminal. So we may never know who's fault it *is*. But we know who's fault it's *not*: Craigslist. You are, as near as probably makes no difference, a common carrier: unless the crime actually takes place in a posting, there's no way you could have forseen it, or stopped it. So don't overreact. k? There is, indeed, a risk — in life, much less meeting strangers via the web.

While there will likely be a major fracas about this, I hope Craigslist’s staff and management realize, and are strong enough to stand up for, the fact that they’re not at fault here, any more than the City Of New York is merely for the fact that this crime took place in Brooklyn.

As tough as it is to look at, the two people who have some blame for this are the criminal, and the victim, just like it always is. The victim is, sadly, not with us to tell us what happened, and the criminal is, well, a criminal.

So we may never know who’s fault it *is*.

But we know who’s fault it’s *not*: Craigslist.

You are, as near as probably makes no difference, a common carrier: unless the crime actually takes place in a posting, there’s no way you could have forseen it, or stopped it.

So don’t overreact. k?

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