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A certain segment of the population - disproportionately represented on HN - strongly dislikes both Uber and cops. It's always interesting to see how people rea

A certain segment of the population - disproportionately represented on HN - strongly dislikes both Uber and cops. It's always interesting to see how people react to stories in which two groups they dislike are pitted against one another.

MIKarlsen 9y ago
I don't think I belong to any of those groups, but Uber seems like a company that operates on the edge of the law, which I don't find all too attractive.
- logfromblammo 9y ago
  As one of those people, it makes me happy that an obviously sleazy company like Uber is giving the cops something useful to do, so they aren't harassing more ethical businesses. It's like when the small-time drug dealer and the top bully at your high school get into a fistfight. The ideal outcome is that they both get a savage beating, and then get expelled.
SerLava 9y ago
I don't think people here have a problem with police. You might be confusing that with a distaste for homicide and assault by police. Those don't just automatically go hand in hand. And police accountability is not some kind of team sport. People here are talking about enforcement of actual laws.
romanovcode 9y ago
I actually don't care for both as classic Uber is not legal where I live and instead Uber is just a regular taxi app. Also, police is fine here and so are cab drivers.
atonse 9y ago
Actually for me, as someone who has strong negative opinions towards both Uber and police brutality, it basically comes down to this: a strong desire for fairness. I have a strong dislike for companies that willingly flaunt rules that are meant to level the playing field. And this is not the same as companies that disrupt (in fact, the taxi industry was badly in need of disruption and was NOT a level playing field before ride-sharing). Same goes for police. If a policeman has murdered someone, they should be held to trial just like a civilian would. But we all know that's not actually what happens.

MIKarlsen 9y ago

I don't think I belong to any of those groups, but Uber seems like a company that operates on the edge of the law, which I don't find all too attractive.

logfromblammo 9y ago
As one of those people, it makes me happy that an obviously sleazy company like Uber is giving the cops something useful to do, so they aren't harassing more ethical businesses. It's like when the small-time drug dealer and the top bully at your high school get into a fistfight. The ideal outcome is that they both get a savage beating, and then get expelled.

SerLava 9y ago

I don't think people here have a problem with police. You might be confusing that with a distaste for homicide and assault by police. Those don't just automatically go hand in hand. And police accountability is not some kind of team sport. People here are talking about enforcement of actual laws.

romanovcode 9y ago

I actually don't care for both as classic Uber is not legal where I live and instead Uber is just a regular taxi app. Also, police is fine here and so are cab drivers.

atonse 9y ago

Actually for me, as someone who has strong negative opinions towards both Uber and police brutality, it basically comes down to this: a strong desire for fairness. I have a strong dislike for companies that willingly flaunt rules that are meant to level the playing field. And this is not the same as companies that disrupt (in fact, the taxi industry was badly in need of disruption and was NOT a level playing field before ride-sharing). Same goes for police. If a policeman has murdered someone, they should be held to trial just like a civilian would. But we all know that's not actually what happens.