psychothumbs@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoFeds will try Backpage co-founder Michael Lacey for a third timereason.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down16cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkFeds will try Backpage co-founder Michael Lacey for a third timereason.compsychothumbs@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareZombiepirate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·6 months agoGood; people might decide to have sex! What is a government for but to prevent that travesty?
minus-squareNurse_Robot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down8·6 months agoIt’s the trafficking that concerns me
minus-squareZombiepirate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoThen it seems that driving it to the black market is counterproductive if you want oversight.
minus-squareSpotlight7573@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoEspecially when Backpage was notably much more cooperative than most other sites, even proactive in some cases.
minus-squareNurse_Robot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoIt’s certainly a challenging problem
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoThe trafficking he didn’t have any part in and wasn’t charged with?
minus-squareSon_of_dad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoHe didn’t traffick anyone. And those who did will not be stopped by this trial
Good; people might decide to have sex! What is a government for but to prevent that travesty?
It’s the trafficking that concerns me
Then it seems that driving it to the black market is counterproductive if you want oversight.
Especially when Backpage was notably much more cooperative than most other sites, even proactive in some cases.
It’s certainly a challenging problem
The trafficking he didn’t have any part in and wasn’t charged with?
He didn’t traffick anyone. And those who did will not be stopped by this trial
I never suggested he did