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And by important you don't mean the women who have already been raped or assaulted by Uber drivers right?
by discodave 11y ago
And by important you don't mean the women who have already been raped or assaulted by Uber drivers right?
- tmptmp 11y agoI guess, the GP intends to say some "celebrity" figure gets raped/murdered when he/she mentioned "high profile incident". The incidents of the women who have been raped or assaulted by Uber drivers, were not "high profile incidents", that will demand large front page news or equivalent news on TV on prime time for days or weeks altogether on Times like influential, popular news media.
- VeejayRampay 11y agoSerious question: what is Uber/Lyft specific about a customer being assaulted? Is that inherently different than rapes or assaults by taxi drivers? Cause I'm sure there's been plenty of cases. Don't get me wrong, those are horrific, but I guess I'm failing to see what in Uber or Lyft makes it easier to happen or why it might require special regulation. Maybe the fact that cab drivers need a licence and are thus screened more thoroughly?
- nindalf 11y agoI think the reason Uber/Lyft are especially vulnerable to this is because they present an easy target for politicians who are being held responsible for a crime in the area. Its much easier for politicians to respond to such a crime with "we're banning taxi apps" rather than identifying and tackling root causes. Case in point - when an Uber driver raped a woman in Delhi, this is exactly what the Delhi government did.
- pjc50 11y agoTaxi drivers have a licence to lose.
- salem 11y agoBut maybe a better chance of getting away with it
- rmc 11y agoThey probably mean American women.