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0 pointsyapcguy12y ago0 comments

Did you read their statement?

They were more worried about being associated with the accident than the accident itself. Lots of weasel words and excuses in trying to claim that the driver didn't work for them, or that the driver wasn't active or doing a trip.

If I worked for Uber, I would have posted something simple and left it at that e.g.

"We have been informed by law enforcement that there has been a traffic accident in San Francisco involving an Uber driver. We send our deepest condolences to the family and victims of this tragic accident."

The end.

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redthrowaway12y ago

Just to play devil's advocate, would you apply the same standard to Musk's handling of the Tesla fires? His primary concern there seemed to be to disavow responsibility and blame the driver. While it's true that the fires were driver error, that doesn't change how combative he is about criticism (see: top gear).

epipsychidion12y ago

No one died/was seriously injured in the Tesla fires. That makes it a completely different situation.

Dylan1680712y ago

There are tens of thousands of traffic deaths per year.

Of course they care more about being associated with this particular incident than about the singular victim.

Are you going to call them out for not expressing condolences for the other hundred people that died to cars that day?

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