She Reported Being Assaulted by Her Uber Driver. He Was Allowed Back on the Road

Re:She Reported Being Assaulted by Her Uber Driver. He Was A... by big_chungus on Friday August 16, 2019 @08:21PM (#20720965)

Wait a second, there hasn't been a finding yet, even from the police investigation. While this lady seems like she went through an awful experience, we have to maintain our standard of innocent until proven guilty. There's a reason we try to abide by Blackstone's Principle. It wouldn't make any more sense for Uber to just fire the guy without any proof.

That said, this seems like an open-and-shut case. God willing, they'll find this guy guilty and lock him away for forever-and-a-day.

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Re:She Reported Being Assaulted by Her Uber Driver. He Was A... by roywiggins on Friday August 16, 2019 @08:26PM (#20720984)

People get fired for misconduct all the time without being "found guilty". Corporate HR does not have a "presumption of innocence".

Uber drivers aren't even employees, they're contractors. You can literally just decide to terminate a contract for any reason as long as you fulfill the terms.

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Re:She Reported Being Assaulted by Her Uber Driver. He Was A... by big_chungus on Friday August 16, 2019 @09:13PM (#20721258)

And companies get sued all the time for doing it. Regardless, it's still morally gray to fire someone for an allegation alone.

I'm not saying Uber can't legally do it, I'm saying it is of questionable morality.

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