SHUT DOWN CRAIGSLIST DUE TO SUCH SEVERE DANGER


SHUT DOWN CRAIGSLIST DUE TO SUCH SEVERE DANGER
The Issue
In view of the latest killing of a couple in Marietta, GA after responding to a Craigslist ad, I am begging you to put human value before dollars and shut down this venue for advertising. It has gone from what seemed like a good idea and a great way to sell things to nothing but a dangerous venue for luring unexpected people to their death. Below are just some of the cases that have happened due to the Craigslist venue and there are many more. There was even a movie made abut the Craigslist killing. What more proof than that do we need to beg your company to close down this very dangerous forum. There are also many offerings of animals (too many to go into and there are many Facebook groups working every day to warn people about the perils of Craigslist and their animals), that are tortured and killed due to this venue. Many, many dark, evil, things are happening with the use of Craigslist and I just don't see how you can continue to keep this open with good conscience.
Just a few examples:
MARIETTA, Ga. – A 28-year-old man was charged Tuesday with killing a couple who traveled to rural Georgia seeking to buy a 1966 Ford Mustang through an advertisement placed on Craigslist, an online classified ad service.
Investigators accuse Ronnie Adrian "Jay" Towns, 28, of McRae, of killing 69-year-old Elrey "Bud" Runion and his 66-year-old wife, June Runion of Marietta. They were found dead Monday, shot in the head. Towns did not enter a plea Tuesday during a brief court appearance, and his attorney declined to comment.
Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson said robbery appears to have been the motive, though he declined to discuss many aspects of the ongoing investigation. Authorities said there's no evidence Towns owned the sort of classic car that the Runions wanted to buy.
The Runions' death represents the latest case in which people responding to online advertisements have been victimized.
Others include:
— A newlywed couple in Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in August to murder in the stabbing death of a stranger they lured through a Craigslist ad offering companionship.
— Authorities charged two reputed gang members in Los Angeles with robbing and killing a man who police say was lured to his death with a Craigslist ad and gunned down on Oct. 19, 2013, in front of his 15-year-old son.
— Two men have been charged in the October 2013 shooting death of a South Carolina man selling his pickup on Craigslist, authorities said.
— A self-styled street preacher in Ohio was sentenced to death in April 2013 after being convicted of murdering three down-and-out men lured by bogus job offers posted on Craigslist.

The Issue
In view of the latest killing of a couple in Marietta, GA after responding to a Craigslist ad, I am begging you to put human value before dollars and shut down this venue for advertising. It has gone from what seemed like a good idea and a great way to sell things to nothing but a dangerous venue for luring unexpected people to their death. Below are just some of the cases that have happened due to the Craigslist venue and there are many more. There was even a movie made abut the Craigslist killing. What more proof than that do we need to beg your company to close down this very dangerous forum. There are also many offerings of animals (too many to go into and there are many Facebook groups working every day to warn people about the perils of Craigslist and their animals), that are tortured and killed due to this venue. Many, many dark, evil, things are happening with the use of Craigslist and I just don't see how you can continue to keep this open with good conscience.
Just a few examples:
MARIETTA, Ga. – A 28-year-old man was charged Tuesday with killing a couple who traveled to rural Georgia seeking to buy a 1966 Ford Mustang through an advertisement placed on Craigslist, an online classified ad service.
Investigators accuse Ronnie Adrian "Jay" Towns, 28, of McRae, of killing 69-year-old Elrey "Bud" Runion and his 66-year-old wife, June Runion of Marietta. They were found dead Monday, shot in the head. Towns did not enter a plea Tuesday during a brief court appearance, and his attorney declined to comment.
Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson said robbery appears to have been the motive, though he declined to discuss many aspects of the ongoing investigation. Authorities said there's no evidence Towns owned the sort of classic car that the Runions wanted to buy.
The Runions' death represents the latest case in which people responding to online advertisements have been victimized.
Others include:
— A newlywed couple in Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in August to murder in the stabbing death of a stranger they lured through a Craigslist ad offering companionship.
— Authorities charged two reputed gang members in Los Angeles with robbing and killing a man who police say was lured to his death with a Craigslist ad and gunned down on Oct. 19, 2013, in front of his 15-year-old son.
— Two men have been charged in the October 2013 shooting death of a South Carolina man selling his pickup on Craigslist, authorities said.
— A self-styled street preacher in Ohio was sentenced to death in April 2013 after being convicted of murdering three down-and-out men lured by bogus job offers posted on Craigslist.

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Petition created on January 30, 2015