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Uber Commits $5 Million To Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence Prevention (gizmodo.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the preventative-causes dept.

Uber announced on Sunday that it's taking new steps toward preventing sexual assault and domestic violence, starting with a $5 million donation to its partners -- Raliance, National Network to End Domestic Violence, No More, Women of Color Network, Casa de Esperanza, A Call to Men, and The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs -- along with an employee training program and in-app messaging to educate riders and drivers. Gizmodo reports: "As a result of this ongoing collaboration we have begun to make important changes internally and will commit to use Uber's scope and visibility to help drive awareness, education, and prevention of sexual assault and domestic violence to millions globally," said Uber's announcement. Uber wrote on its blog that its technology "enhances safety for riders and drivers in ways that weren't possible before such as GPS tracking, the ability to share a trip with family and friends, and 24/7 support through the app." But the company has failed to adopt measures like more rigorous driver background checks, despite urging by lawmakers. The ride-sharing service left Austin altogether last year (along with Lyft) because it refused to fingerprint its drivers. Uber has argued that mandated fingerprinting is too burdensome. Advocates for fingerprinting argue that it helps ensure rider safety.

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  1. Where is the money coming from? by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I keep hearing that Uber is throwing away money to make their name. Is this another example of that, and if so, where did they get the cash? Or are they actually making money now? Last I heard they were maybe profitable in the US, but still just flushing money down the toilet in China.

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    1. Re:Where is the money coming from? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      The Fed prints electronic money, funnels it into some investment companies, which then burn the money on investment/welfare for Uber. It's just turning the US dollar into the Zimbabwean dollar.

      The US possibly to default on its debt is not going to help: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-13/u-s-default-unlikely-but-bond-traders-are-taking-no-chances. The US is already a Third World country w.r.t. its infrastructure, so perhaps it will also become one financially. E.g., with the end of the petrodollar in sight, what will the US really have to offer to the world, besides a flashy phone (on which it can barely can make any tax dollars)?

    2. Re:Where is the money coming from? by Mr0bvious · · Score: 1

      $5m? So what's that? About $1 per case of Uber drivers going afoul?

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    3. Re:Where is the money coming from? by AmiMoJo · · Score: 1

      The continued assaults against their staff and customers are hurting their bottom line. Some regulators are cracking down on them because of it, at least in part, e.g. London.

      So $5m seems like peanuts if it fixes that problem for them.

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    4. Re:Where is the money coming from? by stephanruby · · Score: 2

      They sold Uber-China to Didi Chuxing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... And most of the money they're using is from investors. That's why they're trying to do an IPO, because they're running out of private Venture Capital funds.

    5. Re:Where is the money coming from? by Sniper98G · · Score: 1

      They just need to dodge long enough to get automated vehicles up and going.

      Then they can fire all the people and this problem goes away.

    6. Re:Where is the money coming from? by Trailer+Trash · · Score: 4, Informative

      The other question is "where is the money going to?" Frankly, it looks to me that rather than actually do something within their company they're paying penance to various "anti-violence" organizations.

      This is the Jesse Jackson playbook in reverse. If you're not aware of his shakedown scam, he targets an organization claiming they have a racism problem. The "solution" is simple - a donation to his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition group fixes everything and he moves on to the next target.

      It really smells like Uber has decided that rather fix problems within their organization they'll throw money at a few outside organizations so that they can point to it whenever this topic comes up.

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    7. Re:Where is the money coming from? by mjwx · · Score: 1

      I keep hearing that Uber is throwing away money to make their name. Is this another example of that, and if so, where did they get the cash? Or are they actually making money now? Last I heard they were maybe profitable in the US, but still just flushing money down the toilet in China.

      You make it sound as if Uber has any plan to be profitable, they're a scheme to funnel the money of gullible VC's into the private offshore accounts of their owners. Uber is losing something to the tune of US$150,000,000 a quarter, so $5,000,000 is just a drop in the bucket and nothing but a sad attempt at getting positive PR by a scummy company struggling with its image, sorry but the irrational hate of traditional taxi companies has subsided now that Uber has the same problems... and who could have predicted that.

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    8. Re:Where is the money coming from? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

      They're not fixing anything, they're throwing money at one or more organizations for the sake of virtue signalling. The problem is governments let uber and their like get away with the "we're not a taxi company guv' really we're not!" bullshit far too long instead of requiring the same things that taxi companies have been required to do for decades because of the same issues. Background checks, vehicle maintenance checks every 6mo, basic first aid requirements, etc.

      But just think if all these issues were prominent and got equal play. We'd be seeing ads like: "women don't grope men in the club" "sticking your hand down his pants because you're drunk, and he's hot, doesn't equal consent." Ask your local male police officer who works a club as on-duty security how many times they're groped and assaulted by women and are expected to just shrug it off. 20-50 times a night is pretty common.

    9. Re:Where is the money coming from? by alvinrod · · Score: 1

      If $5 million dollars could fix the problem, Hollywood could have cleaned up their act decades ago. This just reeks of throwing money at some organization that claims to specialize in training, etc. as a PR move.

    10. Re:Where is the money coming from? by AmiMoJo · · Score: 2

      By "fixes the the problem" I mean the PR issue, not the actual abuse.

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    11. Re:Where is the money coming from? by Mashiki · · Score: 1

      Nope. It's a shakedown just like Al Sharpton. If they wanted to start working on the PR problem, they're start by phasing in all drivers to have a background check like social workers/primary care workers are required to have. It's far more indepth and goes beyond a surface background check. But, they(along with other ride-share companies) keep pushing that they're not cab companies. Cab companies require actual background checks in most countries besides having a chauffeurs license. They could actually one-up cab companies and become a dominant service just by marketing themselves on that.

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    12. Re:Where is the money coming from? by AmiMoJo · · Score: 1

      Don't forget that the drivers are just a temporary stand-in for self-driving cars. They aren't planning on keeping them around for any longer than they have to. Their only concerns are keeping costs down and covering over the problems with PR until they can get to the self-driving stage and fire most of their workforce.

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    13. Re:Where is the money coming from? by Mashiki · · Score: 1

      Those self-driving cars are still likely a decade or more away as it is. It's not like automotive companies haven't tried all of this stuff on smaller scales and run into the same problems over and over again. Even going as far as to convert live pickers(lift trucks) and shunts(trucks that pick up trailers and back them into the loading dock) in warehouses to a "on rail" system where there's a guide wire in the floor/ground to help the trucks and lift trucks know where they're going and they'd still drive off, hit things and so on. There also will always be people who won't trust auto-driving cars too. Their biggest problem is staying afloat like the other ride-sharing companies because they're running out of VC cash.

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    14. Re:Where is the money coming from? by AmiMoJo · · Score: 1

      This is Uber, their self driving cars don't have to be particularly safe or reliable, just cheap. I mean, if people are willing to risk assault and rape just to get a cheaper taxi, the odd self driving car going off a bridge won't stop them.

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    15. Re:Where is the money coming from? by kilfarsnar · · Score: 1

      I keep hearing that Uber is throwing away money to make their name. Is this another example of that, and if so, where did they get the cash? Or are they actually making money now? Last I heard they were maybe profitable in the US, but still just flushing money down the toilet in China.

      Heh, I was just thinking, "This is easy for Uber, it's not their money anyway!" They get their money from venture capital. They have raised a stupid amount of money; even stupider considering they don't actually make any money. Last I heard Uber subsidizes about $.40 of every dollar they charge for rides.

      I don't see how Uber ever makes a profit. But life has shown me that I'm not always the great visionary I sometimes fancy myself to be, so who knows. They already pay their drivers shit, and if they raise their rates too much they will lose their ability to undercut taxis. That Uber is so cheap is a big reason for their success. I don't see fully autonomous cars becoming viable before they run out of money. So it remains to be seen if they can keep their ridership while ratcheting up their prices.

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    16. Re:Where is the money coming from? by kilfarsnar · · Score: 1

      The Fed prints electronic money, funnels it into some investment companies, which then burn the money on investment/welfare for Uber. It's just turning the US dollar into the Zimbabwean dollar.

      The US possibly to default on its debt is not going to help: https://www.bloomberg.com/news.... The US is already a Third World country w.r.t. its infrastructure, so perhaps it will also become one financially. E.g., with the end of the petrodollar in sight, what will the US really have to offer to the world, besides a flashy phone (on which it can barely can make any tax dollars)?

      Because the Fed can print money, the US will never be forced to default on its debt. It will always be able to print money to pay its debts. That can cause other problems, no doubt. But default or bankruptcy are not among them.

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    17. Re: Where is the money coming from? by dougdonovan · · Score: 1

      thats a big turnover in drivers.

    18. Re:Where is the money coming from? by sexconker · · Score: 1

      The US is already a Third World country w.r.t. its infrastructure

      Our infrastructure isn't well maintained, but I take it you've never been to a third world country.

    19. Re:Where is the money coming from? by davester666 · · Score: 2

      Sure, it can keep printing greenbacks, but all it takes is a single time for Congress (or the Senate, I forget exactly how it works) to wait until all extraordinary means have been exhausted to keep paying the bills (except it's ordinary now, as we do it all the time) and then decide not to bump up the debt ceiling. And we are electing more and more wack jobs willing to do it, just "because we can".

      Even Trump has said that he thinks it would be no big deal for the US to go bankrupt, because he's such a good dealmaker, he could then make a deal on the US debt. Of course, we now have a year of data indicating he is utterly incompetent at making deals, past getting a "I need a Pepsi now" button installed on his desk in the oval office.

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    20. Re:Where is the money coming from? by drinkypoo · · Score: 1

      Our infrastructure isn't well maintained, but I take it you've never been to a third world country.

      Infrastructure is incredibly uneven. Much of the Interamericano is in great condition... but you can't drive through the Darien Gap! I don't see a lot of missing manhole covers in the USA, but they're [not] out there... but watch where you step in Panama or CR. They've got a lot of dirt roads, but actually, so do we. Go check out some aerial or street views of Clear Lake, CA.

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    21. Re:Where is the money coming from? by Obfiscator · · Score: 1

      I've lived in the US. I've lived in Europe. And I've lived in sub-Saharan African countries.

      The US is not even close to a third world country with respect to its infrastructure.

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  2. Great protection racket by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    Accuse company of misconduct, collect millions. Works like a charm.

  3. And what about other types of violence? by CustomSolvers2 · · Score: 1, Insightful

    It would also be nice if they could work towards preventing violence and assaults of any kind regardless of their characteristics. Considering a specific type of violence or victims more protection-worthy is discriminatory, short-sighted and, if you wish, violent with respect to other people/situations.

    People considering acceptable any form of violence because of whatever reason and even actively supporting those behaviours are the problem. It doesn't matter their gender, race, ideas or whether they are alone or part of a group (well... the second alternative seems much more coward and censurable). The only thing that matters is the distorted perception of those who think that can unilaterally impose their will into others, either physically or in any other way, without consequences. Violence and arbitrary impositions are usually the resources of egoist, fearful and insecure people, who don't respect others and expect their positions to prevail no matter what, and you can find people like this everywhere.

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    1. Re:And what about other types of violence? by drinkypoo · · Score: 1

      It would also be nice if they could work towards preventing violence and assaults of any kind regardless of their characteristics.

      Yes, they are. See, sexual assault is a kind of assault, and by reducing its occurrence, you can reduce the numbers of all assaults. See how that works?

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    2. Re:And what about other types of violence? by cryptizard · · Score: 1

      Okay... but if you get shot do you go to the hospital and ask them to remove all foreign objects from your body or do you tell them to take out the bullet? There have been countless accusations of sexual assault by Uber drivers, not so much other types of violence.

    3. Re:And what about other types of violence? by CustomSolvers2 · · Score: 1

      Yes, they are. See, sexual assault is a kind of assault, and by reducing its occurrence, you can reduce the numbers of all assaults. See how that works?

      I think that the difference between the whole and a part of said whole should be quite evident for almost everyone. My point was to mostly focus on the whole thing (any kind of assault and violence against everyone) rather than just on a specific subset (sexual assault and violence against a specific group of people), by seeing it as a the same problem (violence-prone personalities) rather than specific sub-problems (sexual-assaulting-prone people). Additionally, by focusing on a subset you are expressly or implicitly considering other kinds of violence less bad or protection worthy. Hopefully, my point is crystal clear now.

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    4. Re:And what about other types of violence? by CustomSolvers2 · · Score: 1

      There have been countless accusations of sexual assault by Uber drivers, not so much other types of violence.

      Fair point. In any case, my comment wasn't just meant for this specific situation, but also in general. There seems to be an increasing number of people and policies considering specific types of violence and victims intrinsically different what, IMHO, is wrong and doesn't help to solve the problem. Violence-prone people are pretty much the same everywhere and in every context. Being understanding with certain kinds of violence means to somehow validate other types. The sad reality is that people who are regularly/systematically involved in violent situations are very likely to be violent themselves or to somehow support this or other forms of violence.

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    5. Re:And what about other types of violence? by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 1

      I feel it's like the efforts to convince more people to study STEM if there's a local shortage of competent engineers that somehow invariably converge to end up targeting girls. If you have 10%-20% women studying it, and similar ratios of high-schoolers' willingness to enter the college programme in question, it's reasonable to ask whether money is not better spent on trying to also convince the group of people who'll be more likely to get convinced. As soon as you're trying to convince a female that needs more convincing instead of a male that would need less convincing, you're already provably sub-optimal in your expenses since swapping the two, ceteris paribus, decreases your costs without changing the outcome. Likewise, the swaths of people willing to invest money into programs targeting only half of the population in other respects could easily be wasting money as well (not to mention offending quite a lot of people).

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    6. Re:And what about other types of violence? by stephanruby · · Score: 1

      The two types of violence that Uber can actively help with

      1. For those passengers that have doors visible from the road, you can ask your driver to wait and make sure you safely get in your place before they drive away. Many women take advantage of this when they live in a sketchy neighborhood and are returning home at night. It sure beats taking the bus.

      2. Passenger-on-driver violence. You may not like the type of background check an Uber driver gets, but the real problem is that passengers do not get a background check at all, despite the fact that passengers are often the ones who travel drunk, or who outnumber the driver.

    7. Re:And what about other types of violence? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      ... people who'll be more likely to get convinced ...

      Someone has decided that 40% of employees must be female and devotees run around madly when it's revealed that's not the case. I saw similar behaviour when communities had to be multi-cultural: In that case, the result was cultural isolation, in a large part, self-imposed; segregation; collapse of the community caused by segregation; gang-driven crime;a denial that subsequent gang violence was caused by said collapse.

      It's about proving that society is doing the right thing, even when the people involved, hate it and suffer because of it.

      IT insiders repeatedly notice there are better-paying office jobs, well-paying jobs that cater to female strengths, and a number of industries which do not receive similar criticism for having a shortage of male employees. No-one wants to hear those complaints.

    8. Re:And what about other types of violence? by CustomSolvers2 · · Score: 1

      Good samples of preventive measurements. And both of them applicable to a huge number of scenarios involving different people, attackers and aggressions. There is no need to be more specific.

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    9. Re:And what about other types of violence? by CustomSolvers2 · · Score: 1

      I usually agree with any approach on the lines of better trying to solve the global problem by focusing on specific cases. But, as I see it, some people have stopped understanding violent and imposing behaviours as a whole and started looking for specific justifications, what has provoked a misunderstanding of the underlying reality. It is OK to focus on specific types of violence, but without forgetting that all of them are intrinsically identical and are outputted by basically the same kind of people: violent, imposing, arbitrary people whose behaviours are being systematically validated on quite a few fronts; in many cases, by the victims of this or other type of violence (who might not even know how to interact with others in a non-violent way). Anyway, from your post, it is clear that our positions are very different and I will better not continue with this discussion.

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    10. Re:And what about other types of violence? by tietokone-olmi · · Score: 1

      >Textbook whataboutism.

      Textbook textbookism.

    11. Re:And what about other types of violence? by CustomSolvers2 · · Score: 1

      more clearly identify your focus on whatever is really bothering you

      Nothing of this bothers me. I was plainly trying to help from my honestly distant and pretty comfortable position. I am not violent and don't like violent people. If I am ever involved in a violent situation, I would deal with it accordingly and accept the consequences. I don't need to come up with a generic set of ideas or a proceeding to eventually account for future improbable outcomes. I don't like generalisations/prejudices and will never tolerate them affecting me in any way. I was plainly trying to share some thoughts which some people, different than me and with other expectations, might eventually find useful.

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    12. Re:And what about other types of violence? by CustomSolvers2 · · Score: 1

      You're not going to get far if you're just proclaiming that "Nothing of this bothers me." while demonstrating how you are bothered.

      I am seriously not trying to offend you but I cannot imagine how else could I transmit these ideas. Since your very first comment I saw something off with you, at least, with respect to me, what I was saying and what I consider acceptable. That's why I said that better cutting the chat there. This last comment of yours has fully confirmed that initial assumption. I am expressly telling you what I think and you decide to not believe me (= calling me liar or person in denial) because of whatever misinterpretation you have made of my words, my personality or even the world we live again?! You consider that your random assumptions about what I think are more valid than what I say?!

      Again without trying to offend you, it looks like you have problems of the worst kind: the self-inflicted ones, the ones that are there only because you want them to be there! I will stop it here by giving you just a quick little advice: go a bit outside whatever sub-world you are in and you will be surprised about how many alternatives, people having lots of (serious) problems and giving a crap about all what you care you can find out there. You don't even need to physically go anywhere, just use internet by trying to see, listen and learn, rather than thinking that you can "convince" anyone about your truths; or that your blind certainty about how you think that everything should be has an absolute value, at lease for me. Bye.

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    13. Re:And what about other types of violence? by CustomSolvers2 · · Score: 1

      See, the thing is, you could simply have acknowledged that your denial was in error, a mere mistake, but instead you chose to declaim further upon me, and present what seems a quite arrogant defense... etc.

      Thanks to you and the other idiot below for reminding me, once again, that trying to be civil and understanding with "people" like you is impossible. All your posts since the very first moment have shown your clear lack of understanding and your fanaticism. You seem to believe that using many (in your head) difficult to understand words and repeating the same mantra over and over makes you look intelligent or being in control of the situation, but it proves right the contrary. It only proves that you are a very insecure person who sees manipulation and imposition as a right way through (ironically, your behaviour belongs to what I defined as violence-prone personalities; although you rely on different means than physical violence to impose your views). Nobody with even half brain cell will ever take you or your whole made up world of saying-nothing, empty nonsense seriously. You didn't understand why I said that there is something off with you?! You wanted me to be more specific, OK here I go: you are in complete and absolute denial, you are unable to understand even the simplest idea and to be part of virtually any kind of conversation. You are a fanatic in the strictest sense of the world. You come to me (or to anyone else) with a couple of ill-formed ideas by seriously thinking that you can impose them via systematic repetition (= cult technique). You don't listen. You don't understand. You don't provide anything other than pity (to those feeling it/expecting something from people like you, certainly not me). You just bother or are ignored/not being taking seriously.

      I will make one last attempt at helping you understand. I will not reply to/read any other of your sad samples of in-denial nonsense. And just in case you don't get it (which you will most likely not get it), this is not a conversation (it never was, you were talking mostly to yourself and to the crazy misinterpretations you have been coming up with. BTW, a new advice: try to read whole sentences/paragraphs/posts and get the intention/context, rather than isolated words/expressions whose actual meaning is zero), this is a person having a lot (= myself) sharing a bit with someone having a very little (= you); enjoy my generosity or not, I don't care. Anyway... The summary is that my whole point from the start was that violence/aggressions are always an output of the same kind of personalities: insecure people wanting to arbitrarily impose their positions into others (e.g., what you tried to do here). They might do it out of need (committing a crime to get some food), but the most common reason, at least in rich countries, is ignorance, unhealthy expectations, low-self-esteem, unfairness/arbitrariness/egoism/nepotism (certain people expect a special treatment just for being them?!). Unfortunately, some of these movements have got some support (as Brexit or Trump or similar did, pretty much for the same reasons) and have provoked the appearance of quite a few misconceptions and bad expectations. When I see people extremely wrong, provoking problems to themselves and others voluntarily, getting locked inside non-existent jails made by their short-sightedness and prejudices, etc., I feel sorry for them and try to help. Not because of thinking that anything of this really affects me, but out of generosity and contributing towards making the world a better place. Not sure if unfortunately or luckily for me, I have fully confirmed that helping some people is completely impossible; no matter how easily they might stop having their problems (e.g., "all what you need to do is to listen"), they aren't able/willing to solve them. I am not sure about the reason for that (I am an extremely practical guy, always ready to change/improve/understand), I guess that it has to do with the fact that they don't want to accept the r

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    14. Re:And what about other types of violence? by CustomSolvers2 · · Score: 1

      Just in case I better clarify the difference between aggressive and violent behaviour. I am certainly an aggressive person on quite a few contexts, as proven by my previous post and quite a few other ones. Some people might even consider that, in some cases, my reactions might be a bit too aggressive and as harmful as physical ones. I personally don't agree with that and, in any case, consider my attitudes quite proportional (in many situations, just to be the less bad options and cut right away what isn't going anywhere). In any case and no matter what you think of my aggressiveness, it will never be used to force others to do whatever and this is where I see the difference between aggressiveness and violence (physical or figurative). Forcing others in any way to do anything is one of the less appealing scenarios I can think of. My usual reaction to a rejection is acceptation. Trying to persuade, somehow force, manipulate or similar anyone to do anything is extremely off-putting to me. I am equally incompatible with those wanting to impose whatever on me than with those expecting me to force them to do whatever. Not sure if this differentiation is fully supported by the proper definitions of both concepts but, at least, this is my intention when I use them.

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  4. Uber Commits $5 Million To Sexual Assault by turkeydance · · Score: 1

    with matching funds

  5. Chastity belts: $15 on Amazon by sheramil · · Score: 1

    That covers 333,333 drivers. Is that going to be enough?

  6. Re:good PR by Dog-Cow · · Score: 1

    How does fingerprinting someone prevent assault? It's not as if Uber doesn't know who the driver was if an assault is reported by a passenger.

  7. Re:The sexual assault one by jonsmirl · · Score: 1

    ww

  8. Re:good PR by Mashiki · · Score: 1

    How does fingerprinting someone prevent assault? It's not as if Uber doesn't know who the driver was if an assault is reported by a passenger.

    It doesn't, but it does let you track the passenger to the driver for instance. Providing that the driver is actually the driver, and not their second brother-in-law who's actually doing it.

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  9. Re:Yeah."Only men" again. by kilfarsnar · · Score: 1

    Because psychological maiming... the preferred tool of the "meek"... doesn't leave outside scars. So it "isn't real". And one should "suck it up" Because "words can never hurt me".

    Except that they can and do, as all sensory input alters the neural state, and it leaves neural scars which, unlike bruises, last a lifetime. And except for the fact that the mind is neurons, which are part of the body, which is real.

    And no, dear SJW, that doesn't mean one can blame anybody for "triggering" one's obscure triggers. Nor that it is our job to build a "safe space" around you. If you can't handle the real world, you can't go outside! It just means that if I know that saying something triggers neural connections that trigger your pain center, AND I deliberately say them to hurt you, and leave mental scars, then I'm an abusive asshole, even *gasp* when I'm a woman or the thinnest weakest disabled child.

    You need to start hanging out with a better class of women. If someone consistently hurts you, remove them from your life. And then move on. Resentment doesn't serve you.

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  10. And just be damned sure . . . by sgt_doom · · Score: 1

    . . . not to use either slimeball David Boies' law firm, or Israeli slimeballs at Black Cube or Kroll:

    https://www.newyorker.com/news...

  11. Bad ordering by superdave80 · · Score: 1
    I had to do a double-take when I read this part of the list:

    ...No More, Women of Color Network...

    I thought for a moment that there was actually a network devoted to getting rid of women of color :-)

  12. Translation by whyyisthissohard · · Score: 1

    "Uber commits $5 million to mitigate fraudulent character assassination attempts from it's corporate enemies"