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Re:Craigslist takes personals sections offline in response t... by nitwit005 on Friday March 23, 2018 @12:07PM (#16659501)
They failed to stop the crime they were trying to stop, but did ruin something else, so the government's actions were a net negative. Are you at fault if you just make things worse? I suspect most people would say yes.

Governments have a long history of enforcing laws in ways that harm everyone but the criminals they were trying to stop. You shouldn't expect people to be pleased.

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Re:Craigslist takes personals sections offline in response t... by syshum on Friday March 23, 2018 @01:39PM (#16660604)
You assume they were trying to stop the criminals in the first place.

Hierarchy of Government Rationality as it pertains to criminal law

1. Generate Revenue

2. Control the population

3. Protect Businesses and the Wealthy people that fund Campaigns

.... many other items

9999999999999. Stop criminals

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