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Dave Starsky

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19. I would do the name thing before you even get in the car.

Reply to barbtries (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 31, 2019, 09:58 AM

Mar 2019

Once you're actually IN the car with the person, it's too late.

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Murdered student Samantha Josephson apparently got into suspect's car thinking it was Uber ride [View all] pnwmom Mar 2019 OP

"as she left a bar shortly after 2 a.m." Sadly, your advice probably wouldn't have helped her. DRoseDARs Mar 2019 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2019 #2

Maybe not, but sober people are also at risk and need to be reminded. nt pnwmom Mar 2019 #3

I wonder if some ex-drivers of Uber & Lyft keep those lights, or claim they were stolen to use later TheBlackAdder Mar 2019 #38

Why do you think she was too intoxicated to know the difference? Was she wearing a short skirt, too? Squinch Mar 2019 #8

"as she left a bar shortly after 2 a.m." I mean, it's *right* there... DRoseDARs Mar 2019 #11

Do you never go to a bar and socialize with your friends without getting "too intoxicated to Squinch Mar 2019 #13

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LOL! You don't drink because I pointed out that you were victim blaming? That's fascinating! Squinch Mar 2019 #15

"I don't drink period because of what it does to people and because of people like you. nt" DRoseDARs Mar 2019 #16

You have a lovely day, dear! Squinch Mar 2019 #18

Clear skies, lovely pools, helping a friend w/her mom, then my own. All while sober. Yeah I'm good. DRoseDARs Mar 2019 #24

For the record, I did not alert on any of your posts, and your hide did not come from me. Squinch Mar 2019 #32

Assuming someone leaving the bar at 2 am was drinking at that bar isn't that big of LisaL Mar 2019 #17

Clearly it is. You're victim blaming now too, apparently. Welcome to the club. There's fresh coffee. DRoseDARs Mar 2019 #21

But it is an assumption, and concluding that they were "too intoxicated to know the difference," Squinch Mar 2019 #22

Deciding to Get Drunk is Not a Good Decision McKim Mar 2019 #34

Again, why are you assuming she was drunk? Squinch Mar 2019 #35

lulzzzzzzzzzzzzz obamanut2012 Apr 2019 #40

Still, drunk or sober, being the victim of a crime ain't the victim's fault. moriah Mar 2019 #36

I very rarely drink, so wouldn/t have been drunk obamanut2012 Apr 2019 #39

Why are YOU attacking this victim? karynnj Mar 2019 #30

i also always say "Hi Joe" and the driver says "hi Barbara" barbtries Mar 2019 #4

Of course it wasn't her fault. But for the rest of us, this is a good reminder. pnwmom Mar 2019 #5

and make sure the driver knows your name. nt barbtries Mar 2019 #6

Yes! Another good idea! pnwmom Mar 2019 #10

I would do the name thing before you even get in the car. Dave Starsky Mar 2019 #19

i do. barbtries Mar 2019 #27

I was recently in New York, and took Uber several times. secondwind Mar 2019 #7

Then you will be driven to the wrong location! Lucky Luciano Mar 2019 #28

That could put the driver at risk if some bad person was the one to answer - yes. karynnj Mar 2019 #31

A Question ProfessorGAC Mar 2019 #9

Yes TexasBushwhacker Mar 2019 #12

Company sends description of a car and a license plate. LisaL Mar 2019 #20

they do. barbtries Mar 2019 #29

Thanks To All 3 Of You ProfessorGAC Mar 2019 #37

Well, he could have been her ride. Farmer-Rick Mar 2019 #23

He wasn't. She got into the wrong car. LisaL Mar 2019 #25

I understand but it does not preclude it from happening. Farmer-Rick Mar 2019 #33

That is true, and fairly terrifying that this could be possible, though it is not the case here. Squinch Mar 2019 #26

So this guy must have killed before, right?? Blue_Tires Apr 2019 #41

I winder that, too -- they usually don't escalate like that obamanut2012 Apr 2019 #43

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Very opportunistic killer treestar Apr 2019 #44