Subj : Uber Sued Over Lack of Ac
To   : ALLEN PRUNTY
From : JIMMY ANDERSON
Date : Mon Oct 31 2016 07:28:00

-=> Allen Prunty wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

 JA> I'm all for equal rights, but having a PRIVATE service
 JA> that doesn't do what you want - then suing them? I don't
 JA> get it...

 AP> I can see their point being confied in a wheelchair.  Transportation
 AP> for wheelchair bound people isn't cheap.  And often they don't have
 AP> it to go very often.  I have a friend who is fortunate enough
 AP> to have an accessible Van, but I hear that's becoming a rare even.

I see the NEED for it - what I don't see is a service like that being
sued because they don't offer a particular service. They are not public
access vehicles - they are privately owned vehicles that people are
using themselves to make a little extra money. It's not taxpayers
dollars or anything.

 JA> I do computer work on the side - I also sing and play
 JA> guitar. I prefer to work on laptops so I can take them
 JA> home, etc. to work on them easier. If I choose not to
 JA> 'come to your home' and work on your desktop and printer
 JA> should I be sued for that?

 AP> But are you suffering from a disability that keeps you from using your
 AP> own equipment and you have to come to my home and use a braille
 AP> printer?

Sorry, but I don't understand your question.

My point is I have a 'side business' where I work on computers. If
you have a laptop I can take it home and work on it and bring it
back. If I choose to say, "no, I'm not driving an hour to your
house and sitting there for five hours and driving an hour home"
should I be sued?

 AP> I can totally see the disabled's view on this... but I don't think that
 AP> a service that involves other people helping people and making a little
 AP> moolah on the side should be penalized.

Agreed!

 AP> But they may find that ONE judge that will push the lawsuit through :-(

Which is part of the sad, sad world we live in...


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