posted on February 20, 2001 03:57:39 AM
Just wondering when you hear on the news that 'such and such' murder weapon was 'purchased on the Internet' , do you immediately think "Ebay"?
In my small town, 'purchased on the Internet' has come to mean 'eBay', especially in regards to violent crimes.
posted on February 20, 2001 06:38:24 AM
Not even! There are a zillion places on the internet that people buy stuff every day. eBay is but one of these places. I definitely don't automatically think of eBay when referencing internet purchases.
posted on February 20, 2001 07:31:20 AM
I was talking to someone one day, and mentioned Ebay, and she got all exercised about how "that evil mother sold those poor little twins (twice!) on the Internet," and that she thought Ebay was the Devil incarnate!
Well, Ebay may be the Devil incarnate, but I tried to tell her that they didn't allow people (or parts of people) to be auctioned on their service, and she just didn't want to believe me. Turns out that the children were "sold" on an adoption lawyer's online site - not Ebay.
People just don't read!
El
"The customer may not always be right, but she is always the customer."
posted on February 20, 2001 09:17:56 AM
Unless there's been a rash of murders with butter knives, I don't know how ebay could possibly be blamed for this one.
You can't buy guns, ammo, BB guns, and anything bigger than a pocket knife is also banned, I believe.
posted on February 20, 2001 10:02:39 AM
...and there certainly have been a lot of murdes with swords in recent months. Let's not forget the assaults with lances, maces, and battle axes.
posted on February 20, 2001 10:26:15 AM
One of my friends also bought a sword off of ebay. It was double bladed with a sharp point. That could kill someone.
-Trey
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"If your mind can concieve it, and you believe it, then you probably can achieve it."
posted on February 20, 2001 01:43:23 PM
uh-oh . I've sold quite a few pairs of steel toe Doc Martens on eBay ~ do you think they could be considered an assault weapon?
teehee
posted on February 20, 2001 04:09:47 PM
Everyone I talk to who is "internet illiterate" seems to think that when you get on the net, you get a virus and porn all over your screen. Of course, if you are searching for cracks and stuff you could possibly get that, but otherwise, that stuff just does not happen. This is the information age and some people are too scared to face it. I sell CD's. I hope no one is ever killed with one of my CD's!
posted on February 20, 2001 06:42:49 PM
It is all kind of silly. Anything can be a weapon if you have the intelligence to use it to apply force or it has a cutting edge.
To face a person with a knive I will take a pool cue or a 20 once ballpeen hammer any day over another knive.
We had an airport security person here in Detroit take my friends little pen knive with a inch and a half blade away from them - then they served dinner on the plane and gave him a 4 inch serrated knive to cut his meat. - Duh....
. I've sold quite a few pairs of steel toe Doc Martens on eBay ~ do you think they could be considered an assault weapon?