Baby for sale on CraigsList

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by webcosmo, May 28, 2008.

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    A couple has been arrested in what Canadian police said on Tuesday was an apparent offer to sell a seven-day-old baby girl on Craigslist for C$10,000 ($10,100).

    A woman who saw the offer on the popular website alerted police who tracked down the 23-year-old mother and 26-year-old father using a cell phone number that was listed in the advertisement.

    Vancouver police said the couple told investigators the offer was a hoax, but were arrested for public mischief with other criminal charges possible as the investigation continues.

    "There are so many questions here," Constable Tim Fanning told reporters.

    Police said the advertisement described the baby as "very cute" and "unexpected" and that its parents, who could not afford to care for it, wanted to give it a good home.

    The child was put in the care of social workers.
     
    webcosmo, May 28, 2008 IP
  2. jkrish41

    jkrish41 Banned

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    Wow, so many articles of people putting babies on sites for sale... are they that stupid thinking they won't get in trouble? ughhhh
     
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    If it was just a joke they really screwed their lives up, let alone when the kid finds out the parents tried to sell him or her.
     
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    Haha most people don't want to have a baby anyways so I can't see anyone considering to buy him/her.
     
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    WHat a terrible thing, put a condom on if you cannot take the tast of being a Mum or a Dad!
     
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    wow, how the hell? My mouth is still open.
     
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    That is ridiculous......I would have used EBay!
     
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    Not again... we saw it in eBay now CL?
    What a waste of time and mind!
     
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    I think some kid tried to sell his parents on ebay, thats what I remember.
     
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    What is happening to people these days. I recently read a thread baby for sale on ebay and now this one. All this is really disgusting.
     
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    I can't believe how people have become that they would sell their own flesh and blood makes me sick!!!!!!
     
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    Im surprised they didnt try to give the baby away for free and charge a minimal "re-homing" fee like they do with trying to profit off of animal adoptions on CL
     
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    wow that's crazy. if they want a better home for the baby, why dont they ask someone that wanted a baby. i bet they just wanted some money...
     
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    I remember the body parts and also the best one... someone was selling (i think) their Mothers Ashes!! "Because she wanted to travel the world!" ... mad!
     
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    That's just sick and twisted. People like this don't deserve to be alive.
     
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