Uber rider arrested in attack on driver recorded by dash camera

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9 points·drpgq··5 comments

OK, so one Uber driver has been molested, and it's probably not the first, but: 1. even if he did not have a dash cam, finding the guy would have been easy: he booked a ride with the app, linked to it's bank account, which is not the case for a regular taxi driver. 2. Even with the partition (it's probably not bulletproofed, neither the windows of the car) any taxi driver knows he can meet intoxicated / violent people, this is also not specific to Uber (it's probably less current with Uber since point 1.) 3. The altercation is 15s in length, what could have done a dispatcher from his booth 15km away?

Honestly this looks like some poor news story including a huge name in it, but nothing quite revealing in it.

In many countries in Europe a taxi is required to have an alarm on board, which is connected to the police. That is one of "poor" regulations of the taxi business that Uber claims is old and not appropriate anymore.

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Ok. I'm leaning towards the passenger here.

One of the reasons people call for an Uber are because they're drunk - which is good. This has been touted as a good thing in Uber's early days.

The driver could have been gentler than provoke a drunk guy.

I'm open to incoming criticism against my point of view.

(Oh! some admin guy decided to pull this off the trending page)

A drunk guy in a back seat is always better than behind the wheel, I agree. But there is a limit.

The driver could have been gentler than provoke a drunk guy.

That's akin to saying "the girl got raped? Well, she shouldn't have worn a miniskirt". Being less than gentle to a customer is not a crime, hitting someone is.

Comparing hitting someone with rape is stretching it far fetched. An argument for arguments sake....

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