descending further into the abyss

Well, the governor of Louisiana wasn't joking yesterday when she said that Katrina has brought out both the best and worst in people. We can officially add to the "worst" the people who are submitting personal ads offering shelter to single young women from New Orleans in exchange for "occasional intimate contact." While this isn't as depraved as the looting, raping, random violence and shots fired at evacuated patients, I sincerely hope it is a joke.

Reply to: anon-94695591@craigslist.org
Date: 2005-08-31, 10:10PM CDT

Are you a "working gal", that is, a professional, self-employed woman who deals in "intimate physical contact," who has been displaced by the hurricane? Are you STD free, and non-smoking, and friendly? Have you lost clothes and a place to stay? Perhaps we can help each other. I am a retired guy, 6' 1', 220 lbs and STD and drug and smoking free in Northern Virginia with a nice big, comfortable town house. If you are around 25, tall, well built and attractive, and need a place to stay for a couple of months to get yourself "together," you could stay with me, rent and cost-free! All I ask in return is some "intimate physical contact" occasionally." If you can respond to this posting, and do not have any money to get to Northern Virginia, I can help with that as well! Hope to hear from you and good luck.