I'm not really that big of a fan of Uber, I think they've done plenty of wrong. But I just don't see it here. If these people have a record, then presumably th

I'm not really that big of a fan of Uber, I think they've done plenty of wrong. But I just don't see it here. If these people have a record, then presumably they've already been punished for whatever crime they committed. I don't see why Uber should be expected to punish them further beyond the requirements of law. Yet, FTA: > The law did not call for state-run background checks to begin until next year, but in November, Uber and Lyft agreed to let the state conduct the checks beginning in January. That agreement did not include other ride-hail companies that operate in Massachusetts, including Fasten and Safr. So, Uber and Lyft are going above and beyond the requirements of the law, and Uber is still getting blasted. It's almost like a Taxi company wrote the article. Also see tn135's comment about the excessive criminalisation of ordinary behavior: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14045065 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14045065