Craigslist boss defends website Craigslist的老板为自己的网站辩护

时间：2009-05-19 02:37:38

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The boss of classified adverts1 website Craigslist says the firm is being unfairly targeted by US prosecutors2 over its adult listings.

分级广告网站老板Craigslist称，他的公司在成人广告列表问题上被美国司法机构不公正对待。

 

Craigslist recently toppled MySpace as the most visited site

The attorney general of South Carolina has threatened to sue（起诉） the firm for continuing to have "advertisements for prostitution（卖淫） and pornographic（春宫画的，黄色文学的） material"

Last week, Craigslist said it would eliminate its erotic（性爱的） services category and screen all adult services adverts.

Craigslist boss Jim Buckmaster said he was being "publicly condemned3".

In a blog post, Mr Buckmaster said: "South Carolina Attorney General, Henry McMaster, today announced that our recent improvements, which go far beyond measures he himself personally endorsed4（支持，赞同） with his own signature six months ago, not only aren't good enough, but actually require a criminal investigation5.

"He evidently feels justified6 in singling out Craigslist for investigation, and publicly condemning7 me personally as being worthy8 of criminal prosecution9."

Mr Buckmaster said there were a greater number and more explicit10（明确的，详述的） adult adverts available on other websites and publications in South Carolina.

'No alternative'

It follows Mr McMaster's assertion（断言，主张） that the site still contained advertisements for prostitution.

The attorney general said: "We have no alternative but to move forward with criminal investigation and potential prosecution."

Craigslist was in the headlines last month after a Boston-area man was accused of fatally shooting a woman, Julissa Brisman, 26, who placed an ad on the site.

Police believe 22-year-old Philip Markoff may have been involved in other crimes against women who also posted advertss on the site.

The case was widely covered in the media, with Mr Markoff being dubbed11 the Craigslist Killer12.

Craigslist was started in 1995 as a hobby by Craig Newmark, who put together an e-mail list of events happening in San Francisco.

Today, the firm employed 28 people working out of San Francisco, although Buckmaster says his priority is making users' lives easier, not making money.

Forty million adverts are posted on Craigslist each month.


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1 adverts c82a22098d5133b18bfb64b60b66048d     
advertisements 广告，做广告
参考例句：
  • the adverts on television 电视广告
  • The adverts are not very informative. 这些广告并没有包含太多有用信息。
2 prosecutors a638e6811c029cb82f180298861e21e9     
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人
参考例句：
  • In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
  • You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
3 condemned condemned     
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
  • The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。
4 endorsed a604e73131bb1a34283a5ebcd349def4     
vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
参考例句：
  • The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
6 justified 7pSzrk     
a.正当的，有理的
参考例句：
  • She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
  • The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。
7 condemning 3c571b073a8d53beeff1e31a57d104c0     
v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地
参考例句：
  • The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
  • I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
8 worthy vftwB     
adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的
参考例句：
  • I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
  • There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
9 prosecution uBWyL     
n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营
参考例句：
  • The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
  • He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。
10 explicit IhFzc     
adj.详述的，明确的；坦率的；显然的
参考例句：
  • She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
  • He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。
11 dubbed dubbed     
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制
参考例句：
  • Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
  • Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 killer rpLziK     
n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者
参考例句：
  • Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
  • The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

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