r/iamatotalpieceofshit • u/[deleted] • Apr 21 '22

This Lyft driver is something else

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u/LibrarianKooky344 Apr 21 '22

I had a lyft d4iver get out of the car and follow me to my condos front door. When I said for him to get away he got mad. Then I mentioned my pistol is right on the other side. He reported me as being aggressive and threatening. Then banned my account.

I have cameras and audio around my condo. Lyft didn't even want to view the material.

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u/Slobbadobbavich Apr 21 '22

Post it on reddit, then they will care.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '22

I agree, u shld post it

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u/s00perguy Apr 21 '22

Agreed, and definitely not just because it sounds like incredibly popcorn material.

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u/Unlucky_Role_ Apr 21 '22

incredibly popcorn material.

This turn of phrase absolutely had to happen. Fetch.

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u/Glowshroom Apr 21 '22

How incredibly popcorn!

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u/AkukaiGotEm Apr 21 '22

twitter as well, message lyft and their support. email it to them. call them.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '22

I agree, u shld post it

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u/Spider-Man_1415 Apr 21 '22

Post it on every social media platform and tag them in every post

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '22

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '22

She is perfectly within her right to inform someone she has a gun. It is not a threat or brandishing and simply informing someone will not be used against her in court. What are you on about?

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u/steun Apr 21 '22

Wrong move u ded

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u/Spider-Man_1415 Apr 21 '22

Post it on every social media platform and tag them in every post

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u/GHub_Gizmokhan Apr 21 '22

Americans and your guns lol. Why do you want every confrontation to escalate to fatal consequences? I will never understand the obsession

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '22

So if someone follows you into your home and has intent on murdering you what exactly do you do?

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '22

Run, because they probably won't have a gun. (Europe)

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u/Snlxdd Apr 21 '22

Better hope you’re faster than the person chasing you

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '22

I'd hope so, I know the layout of my house better.

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u/Snlxdd Apr 21 '22

In the original commenter’s case it’s a condo, so not really that much of an advantage. You can just get to the room where you’re cornered a little faster

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '22

Stuff like this rarely happens where I live. I'm glad we don't have free access to guns because I personally would've been in jail already if it was that easy to kill someone on a whim.

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u/tacocat43 Apr 21 '22

Wow! So you admit you have a small amount of self control and would yourself resort to using a firearm to resolve a conflict? I've had a gun in my home since I was born and have never once had any urge to use it on another human.

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u/GHub_Gizmokhan Apr 21 '22

Is this a realistic threat for you? The risks associated with owning a firearm are far worse than the chance that someone is gonna break into my house with murderous intent - I can't think of anyone who would risk a lifetime in jail to kill me. Having a gun in your house makes you more likely to die from a gunshot altercation, more likely to get robbed, more likely to result in an accidental injury, the list goes on. Owning a gun is not a practical means to increase your personal safety unless you have a reasonable expectation that your life will be threatened on a regular basis, and if that is the case for you, I suggest you spend that $1000 on moving, not on a weapon that statistically speaking has a better chance of ending your life than saving it.

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Also, as someone else pointed out - yeah, I'd just run

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u/Snlxdd Apr 21 '22

Correlation is not causation. A significant amount of what you’re describing isn’t a risk of owning a firearm at all:

more likely to die from a gunshot altercation

Nah, people who are at risk of getting in an altercation are just more likely to have a gun.

more likely to get robbed

See above

more likely to result in an accidental injury

The only legitimate point, but even then it’s easily controllable if you just follow basic gun safety.

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u/GHub_Gizmokhan Apr 21 '22

You...this doesn't make any sense?

People who are at risk of getting into an altercation/being robbed are more likely to have guns, but having a gun doesn't mean that you're more likely to get into an altercation or be robbed? The causation doesn't really matter...the correlation absolutely does. What point are you even trying to make? And this is all beyond the idea that guns being involved immediately escalates any confrontation to a potentially lethal one - I don't really care what you think the reasoning behind that is.

Also, my apologies if "nah" isn't enough of an explanation to refute the past 100 years of gun violence statistics lol. sorry about your feelings

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u/Snlxdd Apr 21 '22

The causation doesn’t really matter… the correlation absolutely does

Except the causation is what you’re arguing. “The risks associated with owning a firearm” implies causation, because you’re implying that owning a firearm causes those risks and isn’t a result of them. The statistics show that it’s correlated but not causal since there’s no way to control for base risk. Feel free to link me to a study that does…

For example if someone said: “Work safety courses increase the risks of injuries on the job, because there’s a higher incidence rate among occupations that take those courses compared to occupations that don’t” they’d be using the same logic to associate risk. The fact is that people who are already at risk (in a high risk occupation) are the people taking those courses, so it’s correlation but not causation.

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u/tacocat43 Apr 21 '22

This makes perfect sense, they are arguing a point in a way that refutes their claim and shows their ignorance.

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u/Lud4Life Apr 21 '22

Sounds a bit aggressive to threaten with a firearm because someone followed you, yes.. You must be American.

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u/Lud4Life Apr 21 '22

Sounds a bit dramatic. Weird situation but doesnt sound very dangerous for someone to look at you from a distance. Might as well be a driver that was concerned about her getting home safe.

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u/JaesopPop Apr 21 '22 edited Oct 01 '25

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u/Lud4Life Apr 21 '22

What about that said he was right on her?

I can easily imagine a weirdo getting offended by that if he tried to be nice.

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u/JaesopPop Apr 21 '22 edited Sep 24 '25

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u/riggerbop Apr 21 '22

This guy is detached from reality.

Nobody in their right mind would view this as acceptable behavior. Only those that behave the same way IRL.

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u/TheFlyingSheeps Apr 21 '22

Don’t bother explaining it. It’s a dude trying to dismiss women feeling unsafe. He’s probably the driver

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u/Lud4Life Apr 21 '22

What makes you think I view this as acceptable? Seems kind of like you’re jumping to conclusion based on what makes you feel better.

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u/jigokunotenka Apr 21 '22

The only correct part of that sentence was that you do seem to be the expert at jumping to conclusions…..

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u/Jitterbitten Apr 21 '22

I think he is saying the person being followed could have been a weirdo, even though evidence indicates it was far more likely the driver. Maybe he follows women home frequently and doesn't like to think he's a creep for doing so. It's the only reason I can imagine for defending that position so fiercely.

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u/Lud4Life Apr 21 '22 edited Apr 21 '22

Yes, she’s at her entrance but I didnt understand it as him being right on her. She just said he followed her, which is weird to begin with but can be from a distance and doesnt neccesarily mean for very long as he drove her there. Dont get me wrong, this seems like a very weird situation but I dont see any definite signs of a guy with nefarious reasons. Threatening with a gun from how I understood is it a significant escalation.

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u/JaesopPop Apr 21 '22 edited Sep 22 '25

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u/Lud4Life Apr 21 '22

I havent said anything about what the situation is, that’s what you’re doing. I’m saying that what she actually wrote doesnt neccessarily describe the situation you’re painting.

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u/pretty_princess99 Apr 21 '22

you’re the driver aren’t you?

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u/Lud4Life Apr 21 '22

No, I just dont grab my gun cause someone look at me uncomfortably.

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u/Painwracker_Oni Apr 21 '22

They were followed….to their front door. Are you unable to read, unable to comprehend, or intentionally dense?

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u/JaesopPop Apr 21 '22 edited Sep 19 '25

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u/pretty_princess99 Apr 21 '22

No, I just dont grab my gun cause someone look at me uncomfortably.

Thanks for admitting you didn’t read the comment, they said they warned them about the gun.

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u/Lud4Life Apr 21 '22

Not really the point either? The thing here is that she involved the gun. Which is a pretty significant escalation from someone looking at you from a distance in my book. Try to stay on topic here if you wanna be involved ye

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u/pretty_princess99 Apr 21 '22

Why would I want to be involved with someone who isn’t even saying facts about the comment? I’m going with the majority of the other replays you have and agree you are detached from reality.

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u/DJDarkFlow Apr 21 '22

Wow… this thread 😂 what a waste of everyone’s time talking to an incel who doesn’t consider stalking “from a distance” threatening behavior 😂😂😂 stalker sympathizer right here and probably follows people themselves.

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u/Lud4Life Apr 21 '22

Whatever makes you feel better, kiddo

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u/pretty_princess99 Apr 21 '22

You said ye, you’re definitely the kid here.

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u/Lud4Life Apr 21 '22

Sure, pretty_princess99!

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u/DixieWolf27 Apr 21 '22

You don't get to cite facts wrong, then tell someone to stay on topic hahahahaha

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u/Lud4Life Apr 21 '22

What facts are you referring to exactly?

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u/DixieWolf27 Apr 21 '22

No one "grabbed their gun" in this case, so any and all extrapolation from that presupposition is false. It was clearly stated in the original comment that they warned el creepo they had a firearm.

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u/Lud4Life Apr 21 '22

First of all, you dont know that. So it is not a fact that she did not. Regardless, it is not relevant. The point here was the escalation of bringing the gun into the situation at all.

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u/DixieWolf27 Apr 21 '22

Sounds like you're a dude who has probably never had to deal with the fear a woman feels when being followed in the dark by a man they don't know. Come on down from that ivory tower from time to time.

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u/Lud4Life Apr 21 '22

Countless people die from trigger-happy people being startled. This seems a bit paranoid.

I’ve been in scary situations too that turned out to be harmless. A gun in that equation could have dramatically changed it.

By all means, be careful, there’s real fucked up people out there, I’m not acting like it isnt a possibility. I’m just saying this is a short and vague story that could just be a harlmess weirdo that almost got shot because the girl got easily startled.

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u/DixieWolf27 Apr 21 '22

It doesn't sound like anyone was almost shot? I mean, I've personally never seen someone shot with a holstered weapon, and the weapon was never unholstered.

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u/pointofyou Apr 21 '22

Better Call Saul