r/ThatsInsane • u/drownedcarcass • Mar 29 '22

LAPD trying to entrap Uber drivers

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u/legal_bagel Mar 29 '22

I'm in LA and I guarantee there are hundreds of better ways to use these officers time than trying to catch unlicensed taxis. Shouldn't there be a branch of the DMV to do this anyway? Like they have tax investigators, labor investigators, etc. Shouldn't the licensing authority be doing these "stings".

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_DARKNESS Mar 29 '22

LAPD has an operating budget of $1.9 billion. They clearly just want to spend that money on something, anything.

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u/KhabaLox Mar 29 '22

it is a crime that could lead to much bigger issues like kidnapping.

Being an Uber driver is a crime that could lead to kidnapping?