Many people lose money because of this site and some people have been killed. At least 20 people were killed because of craigslist in 2014.
Does craigslist care? No. Obviously not. Their attitude seems to be: millions of people use the site, so 20 dead people doesn't sound that bad.
Because craigslist does not care how many people die using their website, the police in the USA are trying to do something
Here is an article about craigslist.org
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/03/02/following-craigslist-crimes-police-across-the-country-are-opening-safe-havens-for-transactions/
Vocabulary to help you understand the article:
a haven - a safe place
desperately - if you are desperate to do something, you really, really, really want to do it
authorities - this usually means the police
an ambush - when people hide and wait for someone and then jump out ad attack
dumping - dropping
a pond - a small body of water
rural - outside of a city, in the countryside
armed robbery - stealing something with a gun
heartache - a painful emotional feeling
surveillance - the area is being videotaped by police
the lot - an open area, like a parking lot
a deterrent - a deterrent is something that will stop a person from committing a crime
to launch a program - to start a program
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