Comments on: Laura Chinchilla, Sex and the Internet http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/06/laura-chinchilla-sex-internet/ English Speaking Expatriates in Costa Rica Tue, 15 May 2012 05:51:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Patricia http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/06/laura-chinchilla-sex-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 Patricia Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:13:40 +0000 http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/?p=2208#comment-1115 Prosecutors chasing craigslist are just being lazy and unjust. Craigslist is simply a message board. Prosecutors chasing craigslist are just being lazy and unjust. Craigslist is simply a message board.

]]> By: sunnyboy http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/06/laura-chinchilla-sex-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 sunnyboy Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:17:12 +0000 http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/?p=2208#comment-1112 I agree with John. As long as demand is there, supply will find its way to meet the demand. Its pointless to blame craigslist. If they stop CL, there are a million other ways to post advertisements online. Or one way may be to block off the internet , close down the likes of Del Rey, post policemen around all massage parlors (anyway they are useless in curbing crime) and then let the working girls and their dependents starve to death.... I agree with John. As long as demand is there, supply will find its way to meet the demand. Its pointless to blame craigslist. If they stop CL, there are a million other ways to post advertisements online. Or one way may be to block off the internet , close down the likes of Del Rey, post policemen around all massage parlors (anyway they are useless in curbing crime) and then let the working girls and their dependents starve to death….

]]> By: John Dungan http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/06/laura-chinchilla-sex-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-1101 John Dungan Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:58:21 +0000 http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/?p=2208#comment-1101 Jake, I agree with you, and still don't understand this approach by prosecutors. I guess it grown out of that American attitude that says that someone else is always responsible for our own bad behavior, or our own stupid mistakes (Litigious Americans). The owner/founder of Craig's List has always had a very clear disclaimer posted that says he is not responsible for content, and I - for one - believe that he makes reasonable efforts to police, but there is only so far he can go. Or, maybe it's like the so-called "War On Drugs," instead of addressing the issue of the end-user, they go off in all directions, and nothing gets stopped, or even slowed down......... Jake, I agree with you, and still don't understand this approach by prosecutors. I guess it grown out of that American attitude that says that someone else is always responsible for our own bad behavior, or our own stupid mistakes (Litigious Americans). The owner/founder of Craig's List has always had a very clear disclaimer posted that says he is not responsible for content, and I – for one – believe that he makes reasonable efforts to police, but there is only so far he can go.
Or, maybe it's like the so-called "War On Drugs," instead of addressing the issue of the end-user, they go off in all directions, and nothing gets stopped, or even slowed down………

]]> By: Jake http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/06/laura-chinchilla-sex-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-1100 Jake Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:36:08 +0000 http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/?p=2208#comment-1100 Why on earth would one go after Craig Newmark for postings on craigslist about sex tourism, child exploitation, or anything else? Just because that's the easy chokepoint for arrest or lawsuit doesn't make it sensible. Is YouTube responsible for whatever anyone posts there? Are you responsible for whatever is said in the comments here? Go after the people *posting* the illegal messages, not the place where they post them. Sheesh. Why on earth would one go after Craig Newmark for postings on craigslist about sex tourism, child exploitation, or anything else? Just because that’s the easy chokepoint for arrest or lawsuit doesn’t make it sensible. Is YouTube responsible for whatever anyone posts there? Are you responsible for whatever is said in the comments here?

Go after the people *posting* the illegal messages, not the place where they post them. Sheesh.

]]> By: Stacey http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/06/laura-chinchilla-sex-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-1099 Stacey Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:03:27 +0000 http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/?p=2208#comment-1099 I'd seriously challenge sex tourism as the leading source of income for Costa Rica. Maybe a great funding source for poor women and their families, ha, suppose you could think of it as a non-profit effort. Yes, maybe it's the CR non-profit with the biggest budget. Nice article! I'd seriously challenge sex tourism as the leading source of income for Costa Rica. Maybe a great funding source for poor women and their families, ha, suppose you could think of it as a non-profit effort. Yes, maybe it's the CR non-profit with the biggest budget. Nice article!

]]> By: cubadave http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/06/laura-chinchilla-sex-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 cubadave Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:38:31 +0000 http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/?p=2208#comment-1097 in a failing economy that depends mostly on tourism it would be political suicide to ban one form of tourism - sex tourism like it or not is the highest source of income for the country right now - putting thousands out of work and choking off millions of dollars from coming into your country would be a political nightmare - solve the real problems first. in a failing economy that depends mostly on tourism it would be political suicide to ban one form of tourism – sex tourism like it or not is the highest source of income for the country right now – putting thousands out of work and choking off millions of dollars from coming into your country would be a political nightmare – solve the real problems first.

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