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Man charged with USC student’s death after she got into car she thought was her Uber, police say
WYFF ^ | 03/30/3019 | WYFF staff

Posted on 03/30/2019 8:39:34 PM PDT by NotchJohnson

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To: Persevero

Yeah but if hes not uber, how does he know to go where this girl is then?


61 posted on 03/31/2019 12:36:05 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Equine1952

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62 posted on 03/31/2019 12:50:32 AM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: doorgunner69
"I blame genetics and the Bell curve. The upper end seem to be able to assimilate and join society, the rest.............."

Many cultural factors to blame too, but you are generally correct.

63 posted on 03/31/2019 1:59:49 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (Trudeau never saw a gay pride parade he didn't want to join.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

College girl going home at 2am, my guess is she called Uber because she was too drunk to get home any other way.


64 posted on 03/31/2019 2:13:34 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (Socialists want YOUR wealth redistributed, never THEIRS!)
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To: dp0622

Young college girls from middle america aint as street savy as maybe they should be.

Assine responce to a sad situation with a serious message to anyone that uses UBER.


65 posted on 03/31/2019 2:39:27 AM PDT by Bell Bouy II
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To: Hugin

Her fault ??


66 posted on 03/31/2019 2:40:22 AM PDT by Bell Bouy II
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To: SauronOfMordor
College girl going home at 2am, my guess is she called Uber because she was too drunk to get home any other way.

That is about the only safe way to get home unless you are walking in a large group or in a car with a designated driver.

There were a bunch of people standing around when she got into the car. She probably had done this before and got into a routine and let her guard down.

67 posted on 03/31/2019 2:42:05 AM PDT by EVO X
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Too much TV for U


68 posted on 03/31/2019 2:42:44 AM PDT by Bell Bouy II
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To: dp0622

If I were to write a crime novel about a killer who easily picked up girls and killed them in his taxi I would call it UBER.
Never have so many gullible people placed themselves into deaths waiting hands.
I knew Uber was a bad idea from the get go.
There is no security with Uber.
You are getting in a car with a stranger.
This girl was also most likely intoxicated.


69 posted on 03/31/2019 3:11:00 AM PDT by 9422WMR
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To: chris37

plenty of “simple mistake”s.

out so late.
drinking to where it caused her confusion or impared her abilities.
didnt keep tabs on and stay with friends or whomever she came with.
did she call friends to come back and get her?
could she have called anyone else she knew, even if having to wake them?
Seems she made many “simple mistakes” in her choices that evening alone.

very sad, but this was very avoidable.


70 posted on 03/31/2019 3:23:50 AM PDT by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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To: 9422WMR

I use UBER all the time when I travel on flights across the US (too much trouble/illegal to carry). Very convenient and reliable.

There’s a panic button in the UBER app if you feel unsafe at any point. Uber is tracking the car and calls the police if you push it. And your cell phone can be tracked.

I always make sure I get in the right car. I check the make, model and license plate and ask the driver for their name (all are sent to you when you book the trip). Usually they ask for me by name first.

I’ve never looked for an UBER sticker. What use is that?

Hundreds of trips, never had a problem. Given the number of UBER rides in the country, I’d be shocked if the odds of having an Uber problem are greater than driving your own car.


71 posted on 03/31/2019 4:23:35 AM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: b4me

The one that mattered was misidentifying her ride then getting in.

I can tell you that several times coming out of a grocery I have tried to get into a vehicle that looked very similar to mine parked close to mine, then I’m wondering why my key doesn’t fit.

I wonder how close to death I came doing that. Probably not close, but one never knows in this world.


72 posted on 03/31/2019 5:43:57 AM PDT by chris37 (Monday, March 25 2019 is Maga Day!)
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To: Veritas1984

I knew there was a reason I didn’t respond to this post.

It was a trap!


73 posted on 03/31/2019 5:44:44 AM PDT by chris37 (Monday, March 25 2019 is Maga Day!)
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To: dp0622

“...freaking AWFUL story...”

Our daughter is a college junior the same age as this girl so it really hits close to home for us.

Absolutely tragic.


74 posted on 03/31/2019 6:10:54 AM PDT by stonehouse01
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To: chris37

It also helps to look at the arrival date of the one you are about to correspond with.


75 posted on 03/31/2019 6:13:24 AM PDT by wita (Always and forever, under oath in defense of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.)
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To: MV=PY
I always make sure I get in the right car. I check the make, model and license plate and ask the driver for their name (all are sent to you when you book the trip). Usually they ask for me by name first.

We don't really know why she got into that car. A couple of different senarios . Her Uber was in the area and she saw it on the phone and just assumed he was legit. It is hard to tell on the video, but she may have even been talking to the real driver at some point. Another possibility is one of her friends in the bar ordered the Uber ride for her and gave her the information verbally. I suspect she probably asked the driver his name and he said yes I am so and so.. She just jumped into the back seat like she new the driver.

76 posted on 03/31/2019 6:42:37 AM PDT by EVO X
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To: EVO X

new = knew


77 posted on 03/31/2019 6:43:34 AM PDT by EVO X
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To: NotchJohnson

His lawyer will say he thought she was going to rob him.


78 posted on 03/31/2019 7:10:36 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: 9422WMR

But LYFT beat UBER to IPO on Friday. They are seen as great investments.


79 posted on 03/31/2019 7:54:34 AM PDT by SMGFan
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To: Doogle

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central NJ , Mercer County


80 posted on 03/31/2019 7:58:04 AM PDT by SMGFan
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