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throwaway37865 t1_j173lnt wrote

I was an Uber driver from 2019-2021. I started driving again early in 2022. What caused me to quit was two teens almost carjacked me, they ordered me as an Uber comfort/waited 15 minutes for the ride. When I approached they were wearing black ski masks and then one of the teens pointed to my dash cam and whispered something to the other teen. They cancelled the ride and ate a $16 cancellation fee and went back into the building.

I ubered because my regular job didn’t make enough and I used the Uber money to supplement my grad school tuition costs. It was normally a great job and I even liked driving drunk people because they were so fun to chat with. I’d drive people into West Baltimore that worked in other parts of the city and they were some of the kindest and most genuine people I met.

The teens doing this, really ruin everything for the community. Eventually we will have no Uber drivers. I would have kept driving had I not encountered so many safety issues in Baltimore

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RepChar t1_j18b1n0 wrote

Well that dash cam payed for itself pretty easily

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Paid-Not-Payed-Bot t1_j18b2c2 wrote

> dash cam paid for itself

FTFY.

Although payed exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in:

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Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment.

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Redditanother t1_j1820l8 wrote

You reported this right?

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throwaway37865 t1_j18c2lf wrote

They didn’t pull out any weapon on me, so I was still in denial about what had occurred. I knew something was really off and called my boyfriend because I was scared. I didn’t start really realizing the gravity of the situation until I had driven far away. Now I’d report right away, especially given current events.

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Redditanother t1_j18e0ed wrote

Then you are part of the problem.

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throwaway37865 t1_j18edk2 wrote

Classic victim blaming. I’m not part of the problem if I’m not carjacking people.

I agree it would have been better to report and I know now for the future to do so. Calling me part of the problem is just weirdly aggressive

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The_Waxies_Dargle t1_j1aj6zh wrote

Ignore this ignorant motherfucker. Sorry this idiot somehow conflates your experiences with...whatever he's thinking.

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Redditanother t1_j18h6lk wrote

If drivers weren’t being kidnapped and raped I might listen to this.

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throwaway37865 t1_j18l0v5 wrote

As someone who has been a sexual assault victim, believe me when I say I wouldn’t wish that experience on anyone.

I’m not the one committing violent crimes and they didn’t really commit any crime towards me, they just acted super suspicious.

I stated that I wish I had reported it. Blaming me doesn’t change what happened in the past, all it does is make me feel guilty about something I didn’t cause.

Maybe re-direct your anger towards the people doing this

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Redditanother t1_j18p9zw wrote

Maybe stop posting on reddit and report it now.

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bmore t1_j19f7gz wrote

Call BPD and tell them someone in a ski mask called an Uber, pointed at it, and whispered and tell me how that goes for you.

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throwaway37865 t1_j19n79s wrote

Exactly. And honestly there are several young men in Baltimore who wear ski masks and don’t commit major crimes. I didn’t want to profile or accuse anyone without evidence.

Now that all of this has come to light in the news and happening frequently, I would report suspicious behavior and been more aware. And I would probably be taken more seriously. I honestly was in so much denial at the time because I wasn’t sure what the intention was.

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Redditanother t1_j1ay1tg wrote

Report the username, location, time. Don’t exploit it for karma when people are getting kidnapped.

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bmore t1_j1bi7q9 wrote

Call BPD and tell them someone in a ski mask called an Uber, pointed at it, and whispered, reporting the username, time, and location, and tell me how that goes for you.

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Redditanother t1_j1d2vhe wrote

If you ever stop and wonder why the city is like its is. Just know your apathy plays a role. You idiots could be talking about some kidnapper.

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bmore t1_j1dlmje wrote

I literally witnessed someone forcing another person into a car screaming for help and approached an officer across the street who told me he was busy getting coffee. But you think they'd do something with this vague info. You're deeply naive.

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