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It's not just the best lawyers. Uber have already started contacting anyone who knows Susan Fowler, digging for dirt on her.

by rodgerd 10y ago

sah2ed 10y ago
How can you be so sure it was Uber? Susan's tweet was intentionally vague [0]. You are forgetting that some past and present employees that could be directly implicated by Susan's evidence may also choose the smear campaign route to save their hide. This could range from the women in HR* who might get thrown under the bus by Uber for aiding and abetting, to the men that perpetrated the actual harassment. *Of course this scenario playing out is highly unlikely given Uber's history. [0] https://twitter.com/susanthesquark/status/835193441814392833 https://twitter.com/susanthesquark/status/835193441814392833
- intended 10y ago
  Isn't uber known for this? I remember them responding to a lawsuit or something by hiring PIs to get dirt on people - stuff beyond the merits of the case. They've always ended up looking
  - tedivm 10y ago
    Yes, they have threatened to dig up dirt on reporters and have even hired former CIA agents to go after information on someone who is suing them.
rl3 10y ago
>Uber have already started contacting anyone who knows Susan Fowler, digging for dirt on her. What a fantastic opportunity to send those assholes on a wild goose chase. Even better if they can somehow feed Uber bullshit that they later end up hanging themselves with.
- Retric 10y ago
  That's risky, they don't need the truth they just need to be able to defend a liable suit.
dpweb 10y ago
Not judging cause the facts aren't fully known yet, but.. Doesn't matter. Court of law !== Court of public opinion. In fact, courts sometimes suspiciously follow the public mood. Seems there is some recent evidence, in sexual harassment matters: --Single accuser, no-one believes you --20 accusers, no one believes the accused The floodgates don't open until #1 goes public, and more follow.

It's not just the best lawyers. Uber have already started contacting anyone who knows Susan Fowler, digging for dirt on her.

by rodgerd 10y ago

It's not just the best lawyers. Uber have already started contacting anyone who knows Susan Fowler, digging for dirt on her.

sah2ed 10y ago

How can you be so sure it was Uber? Susan's tweet was intentionally vague [0]. You are forgetting that some past and present employees that could be directly implicated by Susan's evidence may also choose the smear campaign route to save their hide. This could range from the women in HR* who might get thrown under the bus by Uber for aiding and abetting, to the men that perpetrated the actual harassment. *Of course this scenario playing out is highly unlikely given Uber's history. [0] https://twitter.com/susanthesquark/status/835193441814392833 https://twitter.com/susanthesquark/status/835193441814392833

intended 10y ago
Isn't uber known for this? I remember them responding to a lawsuit or something by hiring PIs to get dirt on people - stuff beyond the merits of the case. They've always ended up looking
- tedivm 10y ago
  Yes, they have threatened to dig up dirt on reporters and have even hired former CIA agents to go after information on someone who is suing them.

rl3 10y ago

>Uber have already started contacting anyone who knows Susan Fowler, digging for dirt on her. What a fantastic opportunity to send those assholes on a wild goose chase. Even better if they can somehow feed Uber bullshit that they later end up hanging themselves with.

Retric 10y ago
That's risky, they don't need the truth they just need to be able to defend a liable suit.

dpweb 10y ago

Not judging cause the facts aren't fully known yet, but.. Doesn't matter. Court of law !== Court of public opinion. In fact, courts sometimes suspiciously follow the public mood. Seems there is some recent evidence, in sexual harassment matters: --Single accuser, no-one believes you --20 accusers, no one believes the accused The floodgates don't open until #1 goes public, and more follow.