I don’t understand this argument. Murderers will find ways to murder people. If that’s their goal, then that’s their goal. So why is Didi related at all to the bad behavior of a few outliers?
You’re far more likely to die on the highway or being robbed.
It is Didi's responsibility to police their platform. If the offending drivers had already been reported multiple times and Didi had not taken action, it clearly indicates passenger safety was not high on their list of concerns.
If you are a predator, bring a driver affords you all kinds of opportunities to prey you people that you otherwise would not have. How often are you going to find a young woman walking in a dark park by herself late at night? Compare that to how easy it is to pick one up as an Didi/Uber driver.
At the end of the day, a ride sharing company's users literally entrust their lives to the company. It is the responsibility of the company to act on a way worthy of that trust. If they don't, it is definitely a reasonable response to #deleteDidi.
As much as I'm against the Uber corporate culture, which seems to be pretty similarly reflected here in this particular Chinese counterpart; so devils advocate here: it's probably not easy to police a huge pool of contract drivers.
I mean if anything, it's more an argument that ride-share companies should vet their drivers, do basic background checks .. you know, treat them as real employees instead of this "gig economy" bullshit.
Even then, you're still going to get a psycho in the mix, but at least you can say you attempted to do due diligence.
it's not easy to policy a pool of drivers, but that's not my concern as a consumer - that's on you to figure out your business model - if you've lost the consumer confidence, that's a direct threat to your business, not just a 'whoops I tried my best I promise I'll do better'
The argument is that Didi made it easier for this alleged killer to get his victim into a vulnerable position (as a presumably backseat passenger in his car).
Didi allegedly did not respond to multiple negative comments about this guy's behavior, nor did they expose these comments to future passengers, which might have flagged him as a threat.
If not for Didi, or if they had been more safety-minded as a company, then this guy would not have had the opportunity to rape and murder this woman, allegedly. That's the argument.
You’re far more likely to die on the highway or being robbed.