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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."

3 of 510 comments (clear)

  1. Re:indictable offense? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Americans are angry, childish pieces of shit.
    Reason #8733 not to fly to the US.

  2. Dispute - not often at all by SuperKendall · · Score: 1, Troll

    Regulations can be and are often used as important tools for safety

    At one point "often" might have applied.

    Now it applies perhaps in 1% of the cases where regulation is preventing something.

    And yes, I've lived in a country with very few regulations.

    Key word: Lived.

    I note you bring up pretty much the only valid regulations that exist, among the first before the system went wild.

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    "There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
  3. Re:Once more government protecting big business by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    where is the reason to disallow me to do that?

    Because fuck you, that's why.