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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the original poster.  My 14 old DD is not allowed to use Uber but her friends use it all the time.  She thinks I am being too strict and I told her in this case I am protecting my child from being placed in a situation she shouldn't be.  I will not go into further details about her friends and these Uber drives but only to say it's very concerning to me and my husband.  Maybe we are too conservative but being able to follow your child's Uber ride on GPS and texting during the trip does not keep them safe if the texting stops and the GPS shows your child going in a different direction than home or the driver is behaving inappropriately. I guess you can call the police.  There are plenty of cases of assault and even assault of a 13 year old girl but I am not sure why someone needs an incident like this to justify whether or not to let their young daughter or son ride with Uber alone.

https://pilotonline.com/news/local/crime/uber-driver-charged-with-raping-passenger-in-virginia-beach/article_1e5017ff-ce21-5ea6-b725-c38bd3c1c2bf.html

http://wtkr.com/2017/05/04/uber-driver-accused-of-assaulting-high-school-passenger-in-court/

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/09/florida-uber-driver-arrested-for-kidnapping-rape.html

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/florida-uber-driver-sex-assault-teen-422121384.html

There are more incidents.

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So the point is that women shouldn't use uber, not that minors shouldn't use uber. Right? Because violence was committed against women of all ages.

Should I also not let my children go to church or school? I saw some news stories about teachers and clergy molesting children. Far more than the uber articles, in fact. [/quote]

OK, Uber driver, we get it. Is there a way for you to let your Uberlords know you're defending the company so well? [/quote]

You must be a taxi driver, since you're hating on uber so much.

See how stupid that argument is? Uber isn't specifically dangerous for children. Half of the linked stories were about adult victims. We all know children are far more likely to be victimized by someone they know. The chances of being victimized by an uber driver are pretty slim. Sorry if logic hurts you. [/quote]

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