Why are you talking about GPS devices? You have to have the time and presence of mind to take down a taxi driver's identifying information, which is pretty difficult to do if you're lying on the ground injured as he speeds away or fleeing from a sexual predator. Or even if you're intoxicated, as many passengers use…

I was new to the city, the cab driver knew the address of my apartment building and his actions demonstrated he was unstable. The police officer who phoned me the next day could not say with any confidence that a DA would prosecute the case, nor could she could she offer me any kind of protection. I wasn't interested…

Everything you write so is true, but mostly your thesis that Boston is unnecessarily difficult whenever it can be. I have a love-hate relationship with Boston. I don't think I can live anywhere else, as I've got that Boston curmudgeonly crust at this point.

Taxi companies are pretty notorious for making it difficult for plaintiffs to recoup damages in civil cases. The classic case on the difficulty of piercing the corporate veil (Walkovsky v. Carlton) comes from a taxi company - the cab company shielded themselves from liability by incorporating each cab as its own…

No compassion on the part of the dispatcher/administrator combined with zero follow up with the customer and refusal to state what action has been taken - yes, it gives a very poor impression with the consumer.

You're right; I'm wrong. I googled it, and it looks like my husband repeated a rumor he'd heard to explain cab stands and why it's so fucking hard to hail a cab here. Hailing a cab still sucks in this city. They're scarce. The drivers don't use lights those to indicate whether they are on or off duty. There's these…

I generally go to nearby designated taxicab stands. I'm fairly sure cabs in Boston aren't supposed to accept hailed rides, and I've found called cabs take insane amounts of time, with no accountability delays, and very little up to date information given by dispatchers.

Cabbies are usually independent contractors. Some even own their own cabs and just rely on the cab company for dispatch. The few times I've called the cab company to report misbehavior, I've been met with indifference.

A lot of people take cabs when they're intoxicated in some fashion, or in some kind of compromised state. It's difficult (and awkward) to take down a cab driver's information, plus you have to be present enough in the moment realize you should do so. Having the driver's information sent to you, remaining on your phone…

Why would you assume I'm the instigator here? I don't really get the question.

I have been violently assaulted and verbally abused by a number of licensed cab drivers. At least this one's easier to identify because of Uber's technology.

What information are you referring to?

I believe that rape is very common and that false rape accusations are incredibly rare. At the same time, I think it is the rare confabulators who would either invent or embellish a story so disturbing that it would tempt a reporter fishing for a story.

This was actually one of the issues I had a problem with, but it may just be that my frat experiences were different than most others (plus they're from the early 'aughts). From what I recall, some fraternities did have semiformal "date nights" at their homes, but those were the parties that outside male friends…

I'm one to automatically believe rape victims and accusers, but Jackie came of a bit unhinged in the Post article. It wasn't so much the discrepancies that the frat pointed out, but what her friends and Jackie herself were saying. She changed her story multiple times. The vicious injuries she described weren't visible…

I was legit afraid of Carol Burnett throughout my childhood as a result of Annie.

I'm not sure that the lesson here is universal. It sounds like Moo Cluck Moo invests a lot into training their workers to be experienced, well rounded cooks. Line cooks in my city earn about $15/hour. http://www1.salary.com/MA/Boston/Line…. These aren't low-skilled employees that they're paying. Moreover, it looks…

Holy Shit.

Whoa, what did Steven Tyler do?

That is the standard for a verdict in a criminal court of law, not an individual's judgement.