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Driven to Despair

But when asked for their thoughts on safety measures, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer readers suggested that arming drivers wouldn’t matter. “It seems some people who own guns must get trigger happy,” another wrote. “If drivers are shot indiscriminately being armed won’t help.” [More]

Kinda explains why they get their “news” from the Plain Dealer…

But I will cede one point: You put your back to an assailant to impede turning around and returning fire and you’re definitely going to be at a disadvantage. So the title premise is right: It’s just not worth it.

Not that Johnny Cabs will be an improvement…

[Via JG]

Policy Über Alles

Uniontown police say an Uber driver shot his passenger Friday when an altercation broke out during the rideshare. [More]

It doesn’tmatter that “no charges have been filed against the shooter at this time,” meaning he may have been righteously defending his life.

He broke the rules.

Uber Driving Customers Wild

Seattle Uber driver charged with rape and kidnapping after attack on female passenger… Investigators said family members assaulted Ali and took the woman out of the car. At some point during the confrontation, the victim’s father fired a gun twice, but the bullets did not strike anyone, according to the report. [More]

Damn policy violater…

So… tell us more about Ali…

[Via Jess]

The Old Uber/Unter

Uber driver carjacked, held at gunpoint in north St. Louis [More]

Fortunately, the equity seeker was never in any danger.

Parasitic scumbags who prey on people working jobs at the lower end of the economic spectrum deserve a special place in hell.

[Via bondmen]

The Old Uber/Unter

Uber ride turns into sexual assault; Fort Myers driver, 37, charged with the crime [More]

So that’s why they don’t want passengers armed!

[Via Steve T]

Über Alles

NBC News spoke to six drivers from around the U.S. and Australia who said they are worried they’re being used as unwitting “drug mules,” ferrying across town what they believe may be narcotics while doing work for Uber Connect, a courier service the tech company started early in the coronavirus pandemic. [More]

At least they know they’re not delivering guns because that would be against company policy.

[Via Steve T]

Who will Exploit the Exploiters?

Uber apparently hacked by teen, employees thought it was a joke [More]

I wonder what a person with those skills could do with “smart guns,” and with any “law enforcement” systems developed to disable them…

[Via Steve T]

Über Alles

Leaked ‘Uber files’ show how company capitalized on violence against drivers [More]

So that explains their driver/passenger disarmament policy.

And no, it makes no sense trying to give yourself a Lyft instead.

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