After Zenefits, Will VCs Rein in Their Unicorns?

Re:After Zenefits, Will VCs Rein in Their Unicorns? by VeejayRampay on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @04:02AM (#11116378)

Serious question: what is Uber/Lyft specific about a customer being assaulted? Is that inherently different than rapes or assaults by taxi drivers? Cause I'm sure there's been plenty of cases. Don't get me wrong, those are horrific, but I guess I'm failing to see what in Uber or Lyft makes it easier to happen or why it might require special regulation.

Maybe the fact that cab drivers need a licence and are thus screened more thoroughly?

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Re:After Zenefits, Will VCs Rein in Their Unicorns? by nindalf on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @05:04AM (#11116730)

I think the reason Uber/Lyft are especially vulnerable to this is because they present an easy target for politicians who are being held responsible for a crime in the area. Its much easier for politicians to respond to such a crime with "we're banning taxi apps" rather than identifying and tackling root causes.

Case in point - when an Uber driver raped a woman in Delhi, this is exactly what the Delhi government did.

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Re:After Zenefits, Will VCs Rein in Their Unicorns? by pjc50 on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @05:55AM (#11116946)

Taxi drivers have a licence to lose.

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Re:After Zenefits, Will VCs Rein in Their Unicorns? by salem on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @02:20PM (#11120432)

But maybe a better chance of getting away with it

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