male escort website rentboy.com shut down by feds

[_aj_]

Speaking as someone who was out and was the target of lots of hate on usenet's misc.fitness.weights back in the late 80s, the only way we have made this much progress is by being visible.

http://reason.com/blog/2015/08/25/six-thoughts-on-the-rentboycom-bust-from

Wow, I remember misc.fitness.weights, some real early trolls there in the early 90's. Between that and rec.guns and all the alt.binaries.pictures.er otica.*, Usenet kept my 28.8 modem smoking.

[el numero uno]

Fvcking lol

[TuHolmes]

Wow, I remember misc.fitness.weights, some real early trolls there in the early 90's. Between that and rec.guns and all the alt.binaries.pictures.er otica.*, Usenet kept my 28.8 modem smoking.

Are they still busy at all?

I remember probably about 10 years ago, the feeds were still hit pretty heavy. Especially the porn stuff.

[Disgusted]

The travel act? I feel much safer now. 

[chaos]

Big government playing mommy and daddy.

In NY no less.....home of the free.

[TuHolmes]

In NY no less.....home of the free.

Freedom being eroded everywhere in this nation.

Saddens me.

 

[SF1900]

In NY no less.....home of the free.

Hey, I never said we were free. 

[ritch]

It must have been quite a shock when your login didn't work.

Bahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!

[mr.turbo]

Wow, I remember misc.fitness.weights, some real early trolls there in the early 90's. Between that and rec.guns and all the alt.binaries.pictures.er otica.*, Usenet kept my 28.8 modem smoking.

14.4 baud of peace

[mr.turbo]

Freedom being eroded everywhere in this nation.

Saddens me.

 

 

http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/north-america/item/21451-us-falls-further-in-the-human-freedom-index

[Rambone]

MOB didn't take the news well

[HTexan]

So whoring should be legal? 

[tommywishbone]

The travel act? I feel much safer now. 

Haha! Exactly.  Total rubbish.

[240 is Back]

Speaking as someone who was out and was the target of lots of hate on usenet's misc.fitness.weights back in the late 80s, the only way we have made this much progress is by being visible.

http://reason.com/blog/2015/08/25/six-thoughts-on-the-rentboycom-bust-from

MFW!   Those were the days!!!  Duchaine FTW!  Trevor!!

[Ken Fresno]

Freedom being eroded everywhere in this nation.

Saddens me.

 

"First they came for the sloppy party bottoms, and I did not speak out..."

It's just like Nazi Germany

[FitnessFrenzy]

 

[Coach is Back!]

It's not that hard to figure out its an exit and not an entrance.

[Coach is Back!]

After 18 years online, the Manhattan offices of rentboy.com were raided today by Homeland Security.  Six charged with violations of the Travel Act and face up to 5 years in jail and $250k fines. The website draws a half a million hits daily and has made $10 million in profit since 2010. Many competition bodybuilders advertised on rentboy.

Now that rentboy.com is shut down, there are only a few dozen websites for such activity, including ones in countries where prostitution is not illegal, for example, rentmen.com.  And I'm sure additional websites will be created by the end of the week.

http://gothamist.com/2015/08/25/feds_bust_rentboy.php

The only time you disagree with a government shut down.

[Henda]

Good on the government for putting an end to this disgusting faggotory, that this filth has been allowed to persist for so long is the only outrage

[timfogarty]

It's not that hard to figure out its an exit and not an entrance.

in terms of number, more heterosexuals perform anal sex than do homosexuals.

The only time you disagree with a government shut down.

government shutdown? like what the Republicans are trying to do over obamacare, debt ceiling, Planned Parenthood?

[timfogarty]

Good on the government for putting an end to this disgusting faggotory, that this filth has been allowed to persist for so long is the only outrage

nothing changed, but the lives of these six people.  plenty of other escort websites out there, both gay and straight, many outside the reach of the US Justice Department. 

[thegamechanger]

It's not that hard to figure out its an exit and not an entrance.

whatabout the mouth?

[_aj_]

government shutdown? like what the Republicans are trying to do over obamacare, debt ceiling, Planned Parenthood?

You post history would suggest that you identify quite closely with the statist/progressive left. I'm guessing that's what Coach is trying to illustrate. You'll also have to admit that your side is quite controlling to the point that it doesn't feel like a stretch for our side to equate progressive opinion with authoritarianism.

It's probably just not as fun when it's your particular ox being gored.

[240 is Back]

The only time you disagree with a government shut down.

Huh?

Conservatives are leading the charge to shutdown, this time over PP, last time it was Ted Cruz over the budget. 

What do u mean here?

[_aj_]

Huh?

Conservatives are leading the charge to shutdown, this time over PP, last time it was Ted Cruz over the budget. 

What do u mean here?

You are mis-equating his use of the word "shutdown". It's not a gov't shutdown, which I am 100% in favor of. It's the nanny-state shutdown of things they find "offensive" and that's a feature of the progressive left.