PLEASE DON'T CALL ME AN UBER!

THINKING OF RIDING AN UBER? THINK AGAIN
This and other rideshare companies do not screen well enough.

Time and again we see in the news where an Uber® or Lyft® driver has either abandoned, beaten, robbed, or even killed a passenger. Now, why is this not nearly, no … not nearly, the case with taxi drivers? Well, a taxi driver requires a chauffeur’s license, a special class which requires requisite knowledge and training. Applying to drive a taxi can be an arduous experience and your credentials as well as your background are carefully vetted.

Recently yet another case rose to prominence, and this time it was an Illegal Alien Uber® driver who allegedly attacked, beat, and left for dead a passenger he didn’t like. Say what? How in Hell does an Illegal Alien get permission to drive innocent and unsuspecting people around you ask? It’s easy. Since this borsht-sucking Rusky Illegal could never have become a cab driver he went the ‘easy route’ and signed up with Uber®.

Oh, doesn’t Uber® do background checks on their drivers? You’d think this 200 billion dollar company would do that but apparently that’s not on their list of priorities. So, in this case which is one of countless others let’s see what happened.

BioPharm® CEO, Bryan Kobel, is suing Uber®. He alleges, with video, still images, eye witness reports, and police reports to show, that an Uber® driver attacked him, left him for dead, and a few moments later took on another passenger. Mr. Kobel has suffered a traumatic brain injury.
Kobel suing Uber® for failure to provide a safe environment and properly vet this driver who happened to be … are you ready? AN ILLEGAL ALIEN! The attack is alleged to have happened last April.

Kobel said, “I was shocked. Uber® is a $200 billion company. When you get in a car with the Uber® sticker on it, it carries that brand weight. It carries the trust that you have in that brand.” What really shocked the hell out of Kobel is that, only two minutes or so after kicking his ass and leaving him for dead, this Moscow Mauler picked up another ride!

Kobel contacted Uber® with hospital records, a police report and photographs of his injuries. He says, “About 48 to 72 hours later, Uber® just deactivated my account.” Kobel argues that Uber® has failed to provide a safe environment for passengers in not properly vetting its drivers and has avoided taking accountability for what happened to him.

Kobel said, “You would have assumed, and I had up until that date, that they [Uber®] do background checks. They vet these individuals. That they’ve got a stringent process that’s difficult to evade, and apparently that’s not the case.”

The Uber® driver has been identified as Vadim Uliumdzhiev, 42, an Illegal Beet-Stomping Borscht Slurping Russian Alien according to the Department of Homeland Security. Yes, it’s true. Uber® hired an illegal alien and look what’s happened as a result. After the attack, Vadim was arrested and charged with second-degree assault and battery. Then he was released on $10,000 bond! He has since been placed in ICE custody.

“I was taken aback,” Kobel said. “It made me wonder: How often has this person done it? How many other times is this going to happen?”

This is not an ‘only time’ nor is it a ‘rare case’. It is what you can expect when you’ll let any Tom, Dick, or Harry drive for your company and take innocent passengers to and fro. It seems Uber has the same tactics every time this happens. “If something bad happens, disavow any sort of liability, any responsibility, any accountability, throw your hands up and say, ‘it’s got nothing to do with us.'”

Uber’s® almost humorous reply is, “There is no place for violence on the Uber® platform. While we can’t comment on pending litigation, Uber® is deeply committed to safety and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations around worker eligibility.”

Well, not unless you include the I-9 form showing work eligibility. Hmmm, this guy didn’t need that because Uber® drivers aren’t ‘technically’ employees. Each is a sub-contractor … of sorts … kinda. And as such they’re not usually vetted, or so it would seem.

Of course Uber® follows the law to the letter of the minimum standards and hangs on the razor’s edge of culpability and deniability.

If the Menendez brothers are ever released on parole or probation they can always apply with Uber. I don’t see too much trouble there, do you?

Would I take an Uber®? Hell no!