Teen tries to sell sister on Craigslist

[proud2BlibKansan]

A Craigslist posting offering a 4-year-old Kansas girl to anybody willing to take her off the seller's hands has been found to be a joke.

But police are not laughing.

Wichita police spent much of Thursday investigating the posting after 911 dispatchers received a call about it from someone who saw it. Authorities contacted Craigslist, which immediately yanked the ad from the Web site.

It turned out that it was a 16-year-old girl who had placed the ad trying to sell her 4-year-old sister. Authorities say the ad was meant to be a joke and no charges are expected.

Police Lt. TK Bridges of Wichita's Missing and Exploited Children's Unit says they had as many as seven detectives working on the case, along with two forensic computer experts.

http://www.kansascity.com/116/story/1185905.html

[LakeSamish706]

1. It is kinda funny actually... Hell I've wanted to sell my brothers and sisters...

many times. (or even give them away) I guess in this day and age though the authorities would not find it to funny.

I guess this part wouldn't be to funny to either the police or tax payers though.

"Police Lt. TK Bridges of Wichita's Missing and Exploited Children's Unit says they had as many as seven detectives working on the case, along with two forensic computer experts."

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. We told my sister we bought her at a garage sale

LOL

[LakeSamish706]

5. Haha... And what did she say about that? Thats mean.. lol

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. She cried

We were mean. :evilgrin:

[smokey nj]

7. My older sisters told me my parents found me in the garbage.

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Sisters are so mean

I should know; I am the oldest of 4 sisters. :evilgrin:

[Ikonoklast]

10. My two sons told their younger sister that we

got her thrown in as part of the deal from the people that we bought our house.

[murielm99]

2. It's a good thing they didn't have Craigslist when my son

was younger. He would have sold his little sister gladly.

[tpsbmam]

3. Yep, I'd have gladly sold both sisters when I was a kid. n/t

[walldude]

9. My parents used to tell me they were going to trade me in...

for wall to wall carpeting. Once I became a parent I really understood the joke..

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. Is that where you got your screen name?

LOL I guess it should be wall to walldude.

[walldude]

12. LMAO... no but it works...

I actually do Video Wall systems for live concerts. Hence I'm the Walldude..

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. Cool!

My DH and sons are all musicians.

[EFerrari]

14. My mom used to pick up the phone and tell someone that she wanted to exchange me

for Shirley Temple. And it made me FURIOUS!

:rofl:

[etherealtruth]

15. I tell my children that I will sell them for beer money ....

... sadly, they know that on the rare occasions I drink I most assuredly don't drink beer.

Threatening to sell them for "shoe" money just doesn't have the same ring to it.

By the way, my children know they are what truly matters to me.

[GreenPartyVoter]

16. Shel Silverstein wrote a poem about that sort of thing