Uber driver jailed after sexually assaulting passenger

Eilzel wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

Well if you could ban religion, you'd do so, so you're no better are you?

I wouldn't ban it- that would be harsh. I think it can be educated out of society

And I can give a good case as to how religion damages the world, I don't see anyone doing the same with regards to gay people or gay marriage

Tommy Monk wrote:

Yes rags... I did read that a court recently ruled in favour of this app being used by wannabe 'private hire' drivers to the public in central London on a 'hail/stop and pick up' type basis...


But only because it was deemed that although London taxis/black cabs are allowed to drive around and able to be flagged down/hailed etc, and only they are allowed to be able to run the meter system that they use... the court was saying that the uber app allowed public to register their requirement for a cab through the app, then this was relayed to a uber driver in the vicinity to pick up, therefore technically then being a pre booked or pre ordered cab, and not one that was being directly flagged down by waving or shouting in a black taxi 'hailing'type way...

They also said that although the app was used to track the journey of The public passenger, and be instrumental in calculating the cost of The fare etc... it wasn't the same as the meter system that only black taxis are authorised to use either!



But... the point I'm making is that regardless of these highly questionable technical distinctions found by this one court judgement... surely the drivers should still have to conform to And abide by all the other regulations that all other cabs and private hire cars have to do!?


Checks on proper vehicle Insurance, public liability insurance, checks on vehicle condition/maintenance/age etc, on driver, driving license, immigration status, criminal history/status etc...!?

Tommy Monk wrote:Is there any proof that proper vehicle checks, license checks, insurance checks, criminal checks are being done on any of these drivers...!?


Seems to me that they can just switch on their phones and launch the app and They are in business...


Normally the industry is tightly regulated and proper checks and licences have to be obtained.

Tommy Monk wrote:Homosexuality is a purely self indulgent deviant sexual behaviour that can never bear fruit.

Eilzel wrote:

Tommy Monk wrote:Homosexuality is a purely self indulgent deviant sexual behaviour that can never bear fruit.

Purely self-indulgent? How so? Explain. No tommy put the hot air bag down now that's a good old chap. Explain.

Raggamuffin wrote:

Eilzel wrote:

Purely self-indulgent? How so? Explain. No tommy put the hot air bag down now that's a good old chap. Explain.

Any comments about Uber and the driver - you know, the actual subject of this thread?

Eilzel wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

Any comments about Uber and the driver - you know, the actual subject of this thread?

You two continued it, even when I wasn't replying. But sure I can drop it if you don't want to discuss it anymore. Ta ta raggs

Tommy Monk wrote:I think anyone can download the app and start driving around with it and picking up fares...

Tommy Monk wrote:What does that entail exactly...?

Eilzel wrote:

Tommy Monk wrote:Is the homosexual opposed to adoption, a homophobe...?

No.

Listen tommy- if you only opposed adoption and marriage, but never used homophobic language, I might not consider you a homophobe.

If you used homophobic language, but supported equality measures like adoption and marriage, I probably wouldn't consider you a homophobe (just a bit ignorant with your words).

It is because you oppose equal marriage AND use homophobic terminology that I consider you a homophobe.