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I personally won't have anything against Uber until these claims are proven to be true; too often is it found out that the claims are lies.

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Already a long history of similar stories out of Uber - trend isn't proof, but it puts the burden on them, not the accuser

This past year has been filled with a vast amount of false accusations; in my opinion, it would be wise to be sceptical of any claims that aren't backed up with any evidence.

Anyone could write an article saying that Uber was misogynistic towards them in some way, and everyone will eat it up because they already hate Uber over the JFK airport stuff.

lol what incentive does she have to lie about this, knowing full well she has to face the brunt of shitlords like you?

He might done something against the guidelines on HN, but the way to counter it is not by violating the guidelines yourself. That's what the downvote button is for.

Have you read the article though? Often hearing one-side isn't enough to render a verdict, but in this case it's incredibly hard to hear Susan's side and witness the poise with which she retells it and be able to imagine any version of events where the organization did nothing wrong.

Skill at composing a narrative does not lend additionally credibility to a narrative. This is emotional thinking; there is a very good reason that thousands of years of developing legal systems has led to an alleged victim providing proof.

Emotional self-control and consistency within a narrative adds huge credibility

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