Feb. 13, 2017

Episode 12: Uber crime, taking a ride with danger

Episode 12: Uber crime, taking a ride with danger
Episode 12: Uber crime, taking a ride with danger
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Episode 12: Uber crime, taking a ride with danger
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Former Kalamazoo, Michigan, Uber driver Jason Dalton, 45, is charged with killing six people and wounding two others in a rampage he says was prompted by his Uber app, which had Satan’s head and told him to kill. [Yahoo News photo]
From drunken assaults to sex trafficking to an Uber app in which Satan told the driver to kill, the ride-share business has had plenty of crime during its short life. Drivers, passengers, bystanders — everyone joins the party. We discuss some of the highlights from our special perspective of being Uber drivers ourselves.

Buckle up, folks. It’s going to be a rough ride.

And on this week’s recommendations, a discussion of other things devolves into a rant on why Maureen won’t read the Harry Potter books. I know! What’s wrong with her?

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