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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As sad as this situation is, the responses are illogical. Teens have also been assaulted at sleepovers, by extended family, at parties, and when running or walking on trails. And they can be shot at malls, movie theaters, and church.

Unless you keep your kid in a bubble, there are risks in life and you should teach them how to assess and manage those risks.

I’m fine with Uber Teen for DS and will be for DD when she’s a teen. But they also have self-defense training and pepper spray, and we talk frequently about how to manage situations like this.

You all need to empower your children more so that they are ready for life. [/quote]

Eh. I agree with not keeping kids in a bubble but I also don’t think they need to be locked in a moving vehicle with strange men until they are a little older.[/quote]

+1. Some PPs have completely lost the plot. You can gain independence and be ready for life without being sent alone in a car with a strange, unvetted dude to drive you half way across town with no access to help. WTF is wrong with parents? I'd rather my kid walk wherever they were going than Uber. [/quote]

Not “unvetted”. This isn’t hitchhiking. [/quote]

You put far too much faith in Uber background checks. As an attorney, I've had some clients work as Uber drivers when they clearly should not have. It is quite eye opening how little work Uber actually does into ensuring passenger (and driver) safety. For that reason, I do not take Uber.[/quote]

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