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How terrible for them — all they did was drive people to their destinations in return for money: the passengers and the drivers benefitted alike. And how cruel

• myowncrapulence 10y ago
  Yeah, I understand not wanting Uber in your country and going after the company, but to hit bottom-tier employees is just wrong. Reminds me of the US justice system in the finance sector.
  • astrange 10y ago
    They aren't employees.
    • gtirloni 10y ago
      That's the weak argument Uber is trying to make everywhere.
    • simonh 10y ago
      Even if they were employees, it should not matter. They knowingly personally broke the law. Being paid by someone to do it is no excuse.
  • masklinn 10y ago
    > I understand not wanting Uber in your country Norway wants Uber and its drivers to follow Norwegian laws, namely fulfil the requirement of a license for paid passenger transportation. > to hit bottom-tier employees is just wrong. Uber sells them as independent contractors, and regardless norwegian law requires that the operator of the vehicle has a license, which is the drivers.
• sleepybrett 10y ago
  How terrible for them, all they did was break the law and get caught.
  • azrazalea 10y ago
    That's not much of a moral argument, which from context is the type of argument the poster was making.
  • namlem 10y ago
    Just because the punishment is legal doesn't mean it isn't excessively harsh. Would you have the same reply for someone who was caught with a bag of weed in Singapore and was facing caning and a long prison sentence?
    • pm24601 10y ago
      Norway comes down strongly on speeders ( http://www.speedingeurope.com/norway/ http://www.speedingeurope.com/norway/ ) with mandatory jail time, etc. Seems like it is just part of how Norway regulates drivers.