For the purpose of this exercise, I will be reviewing the topic of How to protect passengers from crimes by ride sharing, and preventing passenger(s) from being a victim of a battery by the driver.
According to an article done by Matthew Freeney there have been very few reported cases claiming the ride-sharing drivers form Uber or Lyft who have engaged in criminal battery (Feeney, 2015). On June of 2014 a case where an Uber driver Daveea Whitmire 28 y/o who had prior felony non-person crimes worked in the San Francisco area. According to the fact-finding report, Whitmire had two criminal convictions of selling marijuana and selling cocaine. The police report stated Whitmire picked up two riders in the Castro District. After a brief argument …show more content…
However, the common theme is individuals who have been convicted of prior person felonies such as in the case in Kansas City on January 28, 2017. Where an Uber driver named Yahkhahnahn Ammi assaulted and individual going by the name of “Jane Doe” while in transport. It was found later in a criminal history check Ammi had served eight years in prison for murder (Hawkins, 2017). The Ride Sharing platform is unique by nature. First, the passenger (i.e. potential victim) knows who the driver will be long before he / she arrives at the pick up point. According to Matthew Freeney’s article customers from both Uber and Lyft rest in the piece of mind of knowing an widespread background check is done on all individuals who are drivers. Second, the driver can also enjoy the piece of mind no cash is being exchanged thus lowering the potential of being assaulted by the passenger. Moreover, the data in the article indicate the Uber driver Whitmire claim to be off duty when the battery occurred. At any rate, according to Uber officials this was the case when checking the driver log, and the company claimed no liability or reasonability (Feeney,
According to an article done by Matthew Freeney there have been very few reported cases claiming the ride-sharing drivers form Uber or Lyft who have engaged in criminal battery (Feeney, 2015). On June of 2014 a case where an Uber driver Daveea Whitmire 28 y/o who had prior felony non-person crimes worked in the San Francisco area. According to the fact-finding report, Whitmire had two criminal convictions of selling marijuana and selling cocaine. The police report stated Whitmire picked up two riders in the Castro District. After a brief argument …show more content…
However, the common theme is individuals who have been convicted of prior person felonies such as in the case in Kansas City on January 28, 2017. Where an Uber driver named Yahkhahnahn Ammi assaulted and individual going by the name of “Jane Doe” while in transport. It was found later in a criminal history check Ammi had served eight years in prison for murder (Hawkins, 2017). The Ride Sharing platform is unique by nature. First, the passenger (i.e. potential victim) knows who the driver will be long before he / she arrives at the pick up point. According to Matthew Freeney’s article customers from both Uber and Lyft rest in the piece of mind of knowing an widespread background check is done on all individuals who are drivers. Second, the driver can also enjoy the piece of mind no cash is being exchanged thus lowering the potential of being assaulted by the passenger. Moreover, the data in the article indicate the Uber driver Whitmire claim to be off duty when the battery occurred. At any rate, according to Uber officials this was the case when checking the driver log, and the company claimed no liability or reasonability (Feeney,