Suing Craigslist

The latest news about Sheriff Thomas Dart suing Craigslist because he claims it is the "largest source of prostitution" seems quite absurd. Since he is a Sheriff I can't help but think he is too entrenched in the problem to realize the possibility that Craigslist isn't generating more prostitution, but merely exposing how much really exists. Also, the quote "Dart claimed the traffic it generates accounts for the bulk of the web site's popularity" is quite an outrageous claim without an analysis of the web logs.  Seems like a classic case of "shoot the messenger". Next, will he sue car manufactures because so many automobiles are used to commit crimes?

All of this said, my bet is that Sheriff Dart is just being politically savvy. By suing Craigslist and making such unsubstantiated claims he is drawing attention to the problem that will hopefully build public pressure to see that the Sheriff's department gets more taxpayer funding to attack the problem.