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Re:Uber banned from operating in Indian capital after rape a... by bjacobel on Monday December 08, 2014 @09:51AM (#8716660)
It's Uber's fault because they claim to screen their drivers' backgrounds for criminal activity, including sexual assault. This driver raped a woman in a taxi he was driving in 2011, which Uber either didn't know or didn't care about.

Pretty reasonable to expect Uber to detect and prevent people like that from driving cars for them, I think.

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Re:Uber banned from operating in Indian capital after rape a... by auxon0 on Monday December 08, 2014 @10:23AM (#8716847)
That changes my opinion. Uber is liable if this is a) true, and b) that information was actually available.
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Re:Uber banned from operating in Indian capital after rape a... by n0body on Monday December 08, 2014 @10:39AM (#8716943)
same
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Re:Uber banned from operating in Indian capital after rape a... by Karunamon on Monday December 08, 2014 @01:26PM (#8718069)
That driver was accused of raping a woman in a taxi he was driving in 2011, not convicted of. Holding an accusation against someone is a really shitty thing to do - innocent until proven guilty and all that.
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