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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/richard-basaraba-sugardaddy-banned-sugarbaby-daytona-beach/

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A 73-year-old man is banned from a Florida beach after a parent complained that he was handing out business cards that read, "Sugardaddy seeking his sugarbaby."

While police didn't arrest Richard Basaraba, Volusia County Beach Safety Capt. Tammy Marris said he's been told to stay off the beach and walkovers for six months for violating an ordinance that prohibits soliciting on the beach.

Basaraba told The Daytona Beach News-Journal he's "devastated" by what he considers an overreaction by officials. He said he wasn't trying to entice anyone into doing anything illegal when he handed a business card out to a group of girls on Daytona Beach on Saturday.

But the mother of a 16-year-old girl complained to authorities after her daughter told her about the incident. The girl told officials the man handed her 18-year-old friend the business card while they were at the beach. It featured a picture of a younger woman sitting on the lap of an older man wearing a business suit. Printed on the card were an email address and the accompanying text: "Ask me about your monthly allowance."

Basaraba told the newspaper he's been careful not to hand the cards, which he recently ordered, to anyone under 18.

A beach patrol report says Basaraba told the 16-year-old that she should contact him when she's 18.

The ban is a trespass order and Marris said someone who violates such an order can be arrested for trespassing. Basaraba wasn't arrested because police didn't see him handing out the business cards.

"I'm really upset about it," Basaraba said. "This really knocked me for a loop." He said recently bought a T-shirt that reads "Accepting application 4A sugar baby," which has also proved to be a "conversation starter."

"I've had women stop me and say, 'I want to take a picture with you in this shirt.' They want to put them on Facebook."

He said 95 percent of the women "found it hilarious."

"Maybe the younger ones didn't as much but the older ones did," he said.

The retired engineer said he's embarrassed and would like to apologize to the teenager and her mother.

"I engaged (the younger girl) before I knew she was 16 because of her bust size," he said. "I did make the mistake of saying, 'You're the cutest one here. Call me when you're 18."

He said his wife died in 2003, he's never remarried and he has a daughter and granddaughter who live out of town.

"I read in the paper about men who have sex with underage women and their life is gone," he said. "I can show you my bank account. I don't have any assets. I don't have money, just enough to live. I don't have money for a sugar baby."

Old man doing old man things. Ban me from florida if old.

 

[kaname-san]

Creepy just going up to randos like that. Just go find a nice hooker, old man.

 

[cdyhybrid]

He should've just used the app.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Wait, he doesn't have money? lol pimp

 

[.....]

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[Mediking]

Disturbing. Don't care if you're old. Still disturbing.

 

[Earthbound64]

Missed a good G/A/F chance.


Also:

"I can show you my bank account. I don't have any assets. I don't have money, just enough to live. I don't have money for a sugar baby."

Talk about false advertising.

 

[ThisGuy]

Hilarious lol. Aside from the underage bit, that's...yeah, not good in anyway. But otherwise, hilarious.

It cracks me up when people are self aware of their strangeness.

 

[smurfx]

Creepy just going up to randos like that. Just go find a nice hooker, old man.

i think some guys get off on women taking their money.

 

[GhostWriter24]

This country disgusts me.

 

[kaname-san]

This country disgusts me.

I'm willing to bet most other countries have more prostitution than this one.

 

[Mediking]

I'm willing to bet most other countries have more prostitution than this one.

.... Lol does that really change a person's disgust...?

 

[Goofalo]

I'm willing to bet most other countries have more prostitution than this one.

I dunno man. We have a lot of prostitution.

 

[ThisGuy]

I'm willing to bet most other countries have more prostitution than this one.

Nothing disgusting about prostitution. Aside from the abuse from pimps. The actual act though. Never understood the hate.

 

[nocturnalis]

His wife died and his daughter moved her daughter out of town away to get away from his old disgusting perverted ass.

 

[SchrodingerC]

A 73-year-old man

There are websites for this kind of thing, old man.

 

[KojiKnight]

"Why did you guys move from Florida and it's beaches to live out in Arizona?"

Thank you news for reminding me near daily why I got myself and my family out of Florida.

 

[Mediking]

Nothing disgusting about prostitution. Aside from the abuse from pimps. The actual act though. Never understood the hate.

Uhhh... say that again?

 

[marrec]

"I can show you my bank account. I don't have any assets. I don't have money, just enough to live. I don't have money for a sugar baby."

Mother fucker this is the one job you can't fake till you make it.

 

[Maximus.]

Digusting, but didn't expect the twist of him claiming he is basically broke.

 

[KojiKnight]

I dunno man. We have a lot of prostitution.

I imagine it's not much worse or better than most western countries. Though we have one state (maybe more?) where it's partially legal sooooo...

Uhhh... say that again?

Like it or hate it, prostitution is never ever going to go away... It's better that it's a regulated industry than a haven for kidnapping and human rights abuses.

 

[Earthbound64]

A 73-year-old man

https://media.giphy.com/media/jvtGmtAKiUcnu/giphy.gif

I mean, look up "sugar daddy" and, aside from a delicious caramel treat, you're going to be greeted with an ample supply of senior citizens. It's pretty much implicit.
What, do you think some 35-year-old is going to pay someone to be his "sugar baby" when he might live another 40+ years? These are people near the end of their lives with a bunch of money to burn*

*Except here, where the guy was faking

 

[SchrodingerC]

I mean, look up "sugar daddy" and, aside from a delicious caramel treat, you're going to be greeted with an ample supply of senior citizens. It's pretty much implicit.
What, do you think some 35-year-old is going to pay someone to be his "sugar baby" when he might live another 40+ years? These are people near the end of their lives with a bunch of money to burn*

*Except here, where the guy was faking

I know sugardaddies tend to be older, but I'm still judging him.

 

[Slayven]

Simping is easier then ever, why pounding pavement?

 

[Earthbound64]

I know sugardaddies tend to be older, but I'm still judging him.

"tend to be"?
I mean, it's practically in the definition of the term when used in that sense.

I mean:
Daddy
Baby

Daddy is obviously going to be significantly older than Baby.

 

[Kayhan]

Sugargranddaddy would have been my preferred term.

 

[SchrodingerC]

"tend to be"?
I mean, it's practically in the definition of the term when used in that sense.

I mean:
Daddy
Baby

Daddy is obviously going to be significantly older than Baby.

Yes, I know.

Still weird.

 

[Xero]

There are websites for this kind of thing, old man.

no kidding. There are literal sites for sugar daddys to find young girls.

 

[Laughing Banana]

LOL oh my God the stupidity of some people, lol.

 

[WinFonda]

yeah it's made worse by the fact he doesn't have any money, it makes him even more predatory since he's lying from the get-go

the fact he has cards n shit he's handing out betrays his assertion that it's just an innocuous joke, he's serious about trying to lure someone desperate

this guy got off easy

 

[CountAntonius]

 

[Dead Prince]

Oh thank God not all sugar daddies

 

[Earthbound64]

Darn, doesn't even have money for a decent scanner/printer or service to print business cards.
That's 1990s-quality.

 

[Warm Machine]

no kidding. There are literal sites for sugar daddys to find young girls.

Even a Craigslist ad would be better.

A 70 year old man is allowed to have sex with anyone legally able. We'll all hopefully be in out 70's one day and still willing and able to have sex.

 

[Xero]

My wife works at fed ex, so im imagining this old guy coming into the store, asking for help on one of the computers to print this thing.

 

[Earthbound64]

My wife works at fed ex, so im imagining this old guy coming into the store, asking for help on one of the computers to print this thing.

Don't forget "And hitting on her."

 

[norm9]

Old people really do get away with more nonsense than normal folks.

 

[kaname-san]

Old people really do get away with more nonsense than normal folks.

That's what happens when respect your elders culture goes too far. They're the only ones who get to be innocent until proven guilty.

 

[The Chosen One]

There are websites for this kind of thing, old man.

But the article says he admits he barely has any money or assets. I'm guessing he had just enough money to print the business cards and not much else.

If he had enough to actually afford to take any of these girls to dinner then maybe those websites would have been useful for him. But this is just the equivalent of an old man walking around nude in the gym locker room, they're trying to get a cheap thrill and no longer possess any sense of shame.

 

[Luschient]

Her bust size?

lol, Jesus gramps