Craigslist Hookup Inspires JoCo Gunfire

The "ho game" is now online and much more sordid according to a recent KCTV5 item.

Overland Park police said a man arranged to have a prostitute visit him at his apartment near West 124th Street and Quivira Road. But the night ended in gunfire when the prostitute's friend shot several times into the man's apartment, officers said.

Overland Park police Officer Jim Weaver said the victim met a woman through Craigslist, and they'd had a sexual relationship in the past.

On the bright side, looking for "computer love" still involves the risk of viruses, hijacking, spoofing and other shady phenomena that Internet denizens are accustomed to but will find even worse in the meatspace.

World of Warcraft is much safer and only half as expensive . . . And the only thing killed is precious time.