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Takin an uber for the first time… (piefed.social)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/womensstuff@piefed.blahaj.zone
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I know some people get big feelings about being able to request women drivers, but I was really relieved to have that option especially since this is a novel experience.

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[–] 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Uber does its "vetting" by vibes. There's plenty of cases of "vetted" Uber drivers raping or otherwise assaulting their passengers.

I'll be sexist over raped if I were ever to use an American service ever again.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago

    Ah, here's the article from NewsNation.

    Uber received 400,181 reports of sexual assault or sexual misconduct in the U.S. between 2017 and 2022 which averages out to roughly one report every eight minutes.

    One report. Every eight minutes. Over a six year span.

    And then comes the garnish on the shit omelet: This number is far higher than the 12,522 serious sexual assaults Uber had publicly disclosed for the same period. This is because Uber only reported the "serious" offences like physical sexual assaults and worse. Which still means one of those every 4.2 hours. For six years.

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