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SF Airport Officials Make Citizen Arrests of Internet Rideshare Drivers

Posted by Soulskill on from the sharing-is-caring-except-when-it's-apparently-illegal dept.

transporter_ii writes "In the past month, San Francisco International Airport officials have been citing and arresting drivers from mobile-app enabled rideshare companies that pick up and drop off passengers, an airport spokesman said. Doug Yakel said there have been seven citizen arrests issued to 'various offenders' since July 10. The airport had issued cease and desist letters to several rideshare companies, including Lyft, Sidecar and Uber, in April. Taxi drivers are holding a noon rally at San Francisco City Hall Tuesday to 'keep taxis regulated and safe' and are calling for the end of ridesharing services."

8 of 510 comments (clear)

  1. Well by Entropy98 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Regulations = safety... right?

    1. Re:Well by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      > In my town, union is a 4-letter word
      unon? unyn?

    2. Re:Well by Hes+Nikke · · Score: 5, Funny

      Uñon!

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  2. What. by John+Pfeiffer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just read the summary several times, and the article twice, and I still have no idea what the hell people are getting arrested for...

    But I get the feeling that if someone explains it to me, it'll only lead to me yelling "WHAT THE FUCK, AMERICA?!" and I already have a headache, so I would rather just remain ignorant this one time...

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  3. Re:indictable offense? by OhANameWhatName · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is picking someone up at the airport an indictable offense?

    Depends upon the following:
    - The speed at which you approach
    - Where you park
    - Whom the person is
    - What your intent is
    - What you're carrying in the boot of your car
    - Whether your car is correctly registered and insured
    - Whether the NSA has you, your grandmother, your housemate or your neighbour on a watch list
    But apart from that, land of the free .. home of the brave.

  4. Re:How are they identified? by OhANameWhatName · · Score: 5, Funny

    the cars are wearing pink mustaches

    They're in disguise.

  5. Re:Clean their own act first by phayes · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who said that there was a girl/woman involved? This is San Francisco after all...

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  6. uh... by Charliemopps · · Score: 3, Funny

    The one time someone said to me: "I'm placing you under citizens arrest"
    My reply was "Go fuck yourself"
    and when the police showed up, it wasn't me that got carted off to jail.
    People need to learn about their rights.