Uber bans rider for life over threat to accuse driver of rape

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The young Bronx woman who threatened to call police and falsely accuse an Uber driver of rape has been banned from the app for life, a spokesperson says.

Dash-cam footage, which was posted online this week, showed the female passenger furiously accosting the male driver for nearly 9 minutes — even going so far as to say “Donald Trump going to send you and your family back [to your country].”

“The behavior in this video is abusive and completely unacceptable,” an Uber spokesperson said in a statement.

“As our Community Guidelines make clear, this will not be tolerated by anyone who uses Uber,” they added. “The rider’s account has been banned and Uber is looking into this incident.”

In addition to threatening to report the driver for rape, the enraged woman was also caught on video saying she would punch herself in the face and tell cops he did it.

“You’re going to jail,” she repeatedly told him.

The exchange apparently started after the passenger asked the driver for an iPhone charger, which he didn’t have.

“If I don’t have a charger, politely ask me. I’ll politely tell you, ‘I’m sorry, I don’t have a charger,’” the man said. “But you start disrespecting me.”

Neither the driver nor the rider have been publicly identified.

Lemon_Cakes_JuJutsu on April 7th, 2017 at 09:04 UTC »

Claiming you're gonna lie about rape should be criminally punishable. A ban? This is some lightweight bullshit.

Prid on April 7th, 2017 at 06:56 UTC »

I watched this yesterday and thought she was an obnoxious cunt. Threatening to take a mans job, liberty and reputation because she didn't get what she wanted. Appalling.

bestofdbest on April 7th, 2017 at 06:15 UTC »

Haha, that dumb bitch.