How is Uber or whatever that different? You can call the police, which are already someones "in the local government you can contact". And neither the police n

How is Uber or whatever that different? You can call the police, which are already someones "in the local government you can contact". And neither the police nor a taxi commission are capable of doing much to protect anyone before a crime is committed (except by the usual channels, e.g. credibly committing to punishing criminals).