Man Accused of Trying To Sell Kids On Craigslist

crimeandpunishment writes "You can get a lot of good deals on Craigslist, apparently including children. A New York State man has been arrested for allegedly trying to sell his children on the online marketplace. From the article: 'State Police Investigator Bryan Blum said Joshua A. Stagnitto, 24, was charged with one count of third-degree falsely reporting an incident, a misdemeanor, after a report was made to Monroe County Child Protective Services advising them of the posting on the online marketplace. The posting indicated a person was selling their children. Police said an investigation revealed Stagnitto was the source of the posting.'"

Good Job Samzenpus!

[MaskedSlacker]

Am I the only one that notices that the summary contradicts the title? Title says he was arrested for selling his kids, summary says he made a fake posting for selling his kids and prank called the police about it. WTF samzenpus, more sloshed than usual today?

idiot police

[corbettw]

So now it's illegal to have a sketchy sense of humor? Isn't this sort of thing protected by the First Amendment? It's not like he actually went through with trying to enslave his kids or anything.

Here's hoping a judge tosses this pile of nonsense quickly.

Re:Adoption vs. Selling

[Anonymous Coward]

CPS has a monopoly in trafficking children that people actually want. The government doesn't like competition!

Re:Adoption vs. Selling

[Explodicle]

Adoption is supposed to be in the child's best interest, while selling is is supposed to be in the buyer and seller's best interests. I will now summarize the next response, to save time.

"HUUURRRR DUUURG adoption is BAD becuz the GOVERNMENT fucks it up!"