Sexual Assault By Uber Driver on Teen in DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our close friends' son was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver in the District this week.

I wanted to let people know that this is happening in our area and that you might not want to let your kids take Uber alone. When I googled about this apparently sexual assault by Uber drivers, even towards teens, is not uncommon.

We were about to start letting our teen travel on Uber Teen. Not now.

I just wanted to let people know so that you are aware of the risks before you make a decision about letting your children ride on Uber Teen.

I will not be checking back on this thread as this is simply too painful to think about or talk about.

People who make posts like this are chickens. Don't post if you don't want responses! right? Why post in the first place then? Did that somehow make you feel -- uh -- what?? It's bizarre.

Parents do not put their children unaccompanied in ubers. I never did and never will

F you. I wrote it as a PSA. A lot of people have more info now. It's painful because I spent a lot of time taking care of this child and in many ways, it feels like he's my kid.

You? Why did you write this. Just to be a dick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP this is a serious allegation. Can you send us a link to the police report? Can you give us information about how common this is to back up your allegation that this happens a lot?

Don't believe me if you don't want to. I don't really care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our close friends' son was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver in the District this week.

I wanted to let people know that this is happening in our area and that you might not want to let your kids take Uber alone. When I googled about this apparently sexual assault by Uber drivers, even towards teens, is not uncommon.

We were about to start letting our teen travel on Uber Teen. Not now.

I just wanted to let people know so that you are aware of the risks before you make a decision about letting your children ride on Uber Teen.

I will not be checking back on this thread as this is simply too painful to think about or talk about.

People who make posts like this are chickens. Don't post if you don't want responses! right? Why post in the first place then? Did that somehow make you feel -- uh -- what?? It's bizarre.

Parents do not put their children unaccompanied in ubers. I never did and never will

F you. I wrote it as a PSA. A lot of people have more info now. It's painful because I spent a lot of time taking care of this child and in many ways, it feels like he's my kid.

You? Why did you write this. Just to be a dick.

"I will not be checking back on this thread"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our close friends' son was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver in the District this week.

I wanted to let people know that this is happening in our area and that you might not want to let your kids take Uber alone. When I googled about this apparently sexual assault by Uber drivers, even towards teens, is not uncommon.

We were about to start letting our teen travel on Uber Teen. Not now.

I just wanted to let people know so that you are aware of the risks before you make a decision about letting your children ride on Uber Teen.

I will not be checking back on this thread as this is simply too painful to think about or talk about.

People who make posts like this are chickens. Don't post if you don't want responses! right? Why post in the first place then? Did that somehow make you feel -- uh -- what?? It's bizarre.

Parents do not put their children unaccompanied in ubers. I never did and never will

Too bad you aren't God Emperor of DCUM. You can't prevent posts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can substantially reduce or eliminate the risk, by staying on live audio or video chat for the duration of the ride. Use modern tech for good purposes.

Not sure that helps. Even if you hang up and call the police they won’t get there in time. And obviously it is not a deterrent for the perpetrator to know they will be caught after the fact because the same is true of a driver (traceable on the app) doing this in the first place.

"Uber tracks employees" is abstract, easy to ignore in the moment. A video chat with a live adult is a vivid concrete presence. Even a mere drawing of a face deters people (to some extent) from actions they know are unauthorized.

A sexual assault isn't a momentary smash and grab and run. It's something that ramps up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our close friends' son was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver in the District this week.

I wanted to let people know that this is happening in our area and that you might not want to let your kids take Uber alone. When I googled about this apparently sexual assault by Uber drivers, even towards teens, is not uncommon.

We were about to start letting our teen travel on Uber Teen. Not now.

I just wanted to let people know so that you are aware of the risks before you make a decision about letting your children ride on Uber Teen.

I will not be checking back on this thread as this is simply too painful to think about or talk about.

People who make posts like this are chickens. Don't post if you don't want responses! right? Why post in the first place then? Did that somehow make you feel -- uh -- what?? It's bizarre.

Parents do not put their children unaccompanied in ubers. I never did and never will

F you. I wrote it as a PSA. A lot of people have more info now. It's painful because I spent a lot of time taking care of this child and in many ways, it feels like he's my kid.

You? Why did you write this. Just to be a dick.

I never put my child in an uber. ever

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our close friends' son was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver in the District this week.

I wanted to let people know that this is happening in our area and that you might not want to let your kids take Uber alone. When I googled about this apparently sexual assault by Uber drivers, even towards teens, is not uncommon.

We were about to start letting our teen travel on Uber Teen. Not now.

I just wanted to let people know so that you are aware of the risks before you make a decision about letting your children ride on Uber Teen.

I will not be checking back on this thread as this is simply too painful to think about or talk about.

People who make posts like this are chickens. Don't post if you don't want responses! right? Why post in the first place then? Did that somehow make you feel -- uh -- what?? It's bizarre.

Parents do not put their children unaccompanied in ubers. I never did and never will

Too bad you aren't God Emperor of DCUM. You can't prevent posts.

[b]


and yet others will read and learn. And make better decisions. I never put my kids in an uber alone. nor should you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son and friends have taken Uber all
over town since they were 15.
Statistically, they are FAR, FAR more likely to be sexually assaulted by a coach, teacher, other parent or peer then they are by an Uber driver.

Like is 100 fold more likely that my kid will be raped in a school locker room than in the back of an Uber.

We can't bubble wrap our kids.

Kids who don’t take Uber alone are not bubble wrapped. They have to have teachers and peers. They don’t have to ride with strangers. Keep reaching.

Why is it preferable to get raped by a teacher or a peer than a Uber driver?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our close friends' son was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver in the District this week.

I wanted to let people know that this is happening in our area and that you might not want to let your kids take Uber alone. When I googled about this apparently sexual assault by Uber drivers, even towards teens, is not uncommon.

We were about to start letting our teen travel on Uber Teen. Not now.

I just wanted to let people know so that you are aware of the risks before you make a decision about letting your children ride on Uber Teen.

I will not be checking back on this thread as this is simply too painful to think about or talk about.

People who make posts like this are chickens. Don't post if you don't want responses! right? Why post in the first place then? Did that somehow make you feel -- uh -- what?? It's bizarre.

Parents do not put their children unaccompanied in ubers. I never did and never will

F you. I wrote it as a PSA. A lot of people have more info now. It's painful because I spent a lot of time taking care of this child and in many ways, it feels like he's my kid.

You? Why did you write this. Just to be a dick.

take it to another site. Profanity is not welcome here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FYI you can request a driver that's female.

Many sex offenders are female, though it is fewer than men.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think you can keep kids completely safe and given the built in accountability Uber seems reasonable to me.

Like coaches abuse kids and we still do sports, we’re just careful. But it’s not like we’ve cut out 100% of sports abuse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our close friends' son was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver in the District this week.

I wanted to let people know that this is happening in our area and that you might not want to let your kids take Uber alone. When I googled about this apparently sexual assault by Uber drivers, even towards teens, is not uncommon.

We were about to start letting our teen travel on Uber Teen. Not now.

I just wanted to let people know so that you are aware of the risks before you make a decision about letting your children ride on Uber Teen.

I will not be checking back on this thread as this is simply too painful to think about or talk about.

People who make posts like this are chickens. Don't post if you don't want responses! right? Why post in the first place then? Did that somehow make you feel -- uh -- what?? It's bizarre.

Parents do not put their children unaccompanied in ubers. I never did and never will

+1 this exactly. Thanks for the PSA but good parents already know this. Their kid wouldn’t be assaulted in an Uber because they wouldn’t have allowed them to take one in the first place.

[Anonymous]

How is a 16 year old male more vulnerable to sexual assault by someone driving a car than a 50 year old female? Spell it out for me.

[Anonymous]

For that matter, what is an 18 yo going to do to ward off assault that a 15 year old can't do? I'm just not understanding what the extra vulnerability is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP this is a serious allegation. Can you send us a link to the police report? Can you give us information about how common this is to back up your allegation that this happens a lot?

Don't believe me if you don't want to. I don't really care.

Clearly you do.