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As a cat owner myself, the thought of this happening is frightening and heartbreaking. TL;DR - Lyft driver drove off with a passenger’s cat and denied any knowledge. The cat was found and is OK. The driver is a dick. Cat owner's initial Twitter post with details... https://twitter.com/palashp40616755/status/1708268666347811194 https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-lyft-driver-cat-tux/269-c51edfef-2c94-483a-9721-a185d56c28bf quote:Palash Pandey's Lyft ride turned into a nightmare after he said his driver took off with his pet cat, Tux, as he was dropped off at an animal hospital for an appointment. Thankfully, this story has a happy ending! https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/cat-separated-from-owner-after-lyft-trip/ quote:Local cat owner Palash Pandey was reunited with his cat, Tux, overnight Sunday into Monday morning after the two were separated following a rideshare trip on Saturday. More information from the cat’s owner about what happened: https://old.reddit.com/r/Lyft/comments/16wlgnd/need_help_lyft_driver_drove_off_with_my_pet_cat/k340b8v/ quote:The investigators from Lyft found Tux! She was at https://maps.app.goo.gl/8MQzG4kVFpufmQUK7. The did not find her carrier.
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Oct 2, 2023 15:02
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quote:Also now, that I have her back, I want to nail the POS who stole her. I'm going to ensure that they go to jail. gently caress these people. I want revenge now. loving coward saw what was coming for him and left her on the side of the road. There's plenty of cameras around, he's not going to get away with this. 
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Oct 2, 2023 15:11
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Man I’d be angry too if someone took off with my cat and dumped it on the side of the road when they realised their mistake but I doubt anyone is getting jail time over this
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Oct 2, 2023 15:51
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Chrs posted:Man I’d be angry too if someone took off with my cat and dumped it on the side of the road when they realised their mistake but I doubt anyone is getting jail time over this If he's poor, that may still equate to some jail time, but probably not. I went to jail for a misdemeanor but that was weed possession, so basically murder.
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Oct 2, 2023 16:04
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y’all don’t have airtag collars on your pets?
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Oct 2, 2023 16:05
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Bad Purchase posted:y’all don’t have airtag collars on your pets? My plants aren't going anywhere
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Oct 2, 2023 16:08
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quote:gently caress these people. I want revenge now. loving coward saw what was coming for him and left her on the side of the road. There's plenty of cameras around, he's not going to get away with this. breaking: accidental car explosion leaves 1 dead
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Oct 2, 2023 16:21
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yeah this is more a vigilante justice thing. like its unspeakably cruel and anyone who would do it is trash
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Oct 2, 2023 16:32
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the lyft driver has since received job offers from a dozen police departments
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Oct 2, 2023 16:37
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Farg posted:yeah this is more a vigilante justice thing. like its unspeakably cruel and anyone who would do it is trash Sounds like people already doxxed the driver. From Lyft's CEO: https://twitter.com/davidrisher/status/1708708770518544867 FWIW, it appears people elsewhere already found the guy's name, his address, his phone number, and possibly his employer. Bunch of cat lovers threatening to go John Wick.
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Oct 2, 2023 16:40
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i feel a fair and appropriate punishment would be to introduce bedbugs into his house repeatedly over the next decade
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Oct 2, 2023 17:14
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Ultramega OK posted:Sounds like people already doxxed the driver. From Lyft's CEO: i think cat owners can only go Jon Arbuckle
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Oct 2, 2023 17:18
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GolfHole posted:i think cat owners can only go Jon Arbuckle
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Oct 2, 2023 17:18
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Man distraught after removing cat from safety in carrier, and then placing said cat on random road. Please think of poor distraught Lyft driver. Hope they throw the book at him.
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Oct 2, 2023 17:25
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i will find this man and destroy him, i am sharpening my katana now for vengeance
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Oct 2, 2023 17:28
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Sounds like he forgot his cat, probably shouldn't do that
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Oct 2, 2023 17:29
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How do you gently caress up this badly. Like, not just the initial driving off, but realizing the mistake and not simply driving back to the vet location to return the cat.
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Oct 2, 2023 17:39
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GolfHole posted:i think cat owners can only go Jon Arbuckle the guy who silently disappeared his roommate and got away with it? I'd be worried too
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Oct 2, 2023 17:42
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Jelly posted:Yeah this poo poo is infuriating but the law doesn't give a gently caress about animals and even if the guy was found guilty of like "animal kidnapping" he's walking with a misdemeanor tops. You could conceivably prosecute it under theft laws, but idk how Texas defines it
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Oct 2, 2023 17:42
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Animal dumping in Texas is a very serious 10 year felony and he could be persecuted under that. How the hell did this guy think he was going to get away with this and what was he thinking? Also Lyft needing to be cyber bullied into finding the cat, I'm curious to know how they did find it and if there is any video of anything between the cat going in the car and getting out. I wonder what the people he picked up after the cat owner saw and did. Like if I ordered a lyft and there was a cat in the back I'd say something about it.
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Oct 2, 2023 17:51
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Bad Purchase posted:the lyft driver has since received job offers from a dozen police departments doubtful, he didnt shoot the cat
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Oct 2, 2023 17:52
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The cat had it coming.
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Oct 2, 2023 17:54
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People tend to get really dumb when around a dog or a cat, maybe that's what happened
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Oct 2, 2023 18:10
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Jelly posted:Yeah this poo poo is infuriating but the law doesn't give a gently caress about animals and even if the guy was found guilty of like "animal kidnapping" he's walking with a misdemeanor tops. In Texas, dumping a cat in an unfamiliar place is felony animal cruelty.
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Oct 2, 2023 18:12
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Ultramega OK posted:Sounds like people already doxxed the driver. From Lyft's CEO: What does this dickhead mean that the driver is as distraught as everyone else He let someone’s beloved pet go out into the streets to possibly be killed Like I am not gonna go baying for his blood but he should probably make a big apology or something
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Oct 2, 2023 18:14
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rotinaj posted:Like I am not gonna go baying for his blood but he should probably make a big apology or something lol no he shouldn't, he committed a felony that carries a max of 10 years
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Oct 2, 2023 18:15
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why is literally every rideshare driver absolutely terrible at driving? you idiots drive for a living but suck poo poo at it? how?
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Oct 2, 2023 18:15
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they have an algorithm that matches the worst drivers with the worst tippers bet the cat guy didn’t tip at all
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Oct 2, 2023 18:18
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It's sad and all but I can't get over what a weird move it is to put your cat on the back seat and then get in the front.
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Oct 2, 2023 18:22
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Chinatown posted:why is literally every rideshare driver absolutely terrible at driving? you idiots drive for a living but suck poo poo at it? how? People that drive for a living don't have the skills or personality to do anything else. See taxi drivers, truck drivers, etc. You can be a worthless dumbass and still be allowed to drive a car.
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Oct 2, 2023 18:24
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flubber nuts posted:The cat had it coming. cat was no angel
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Oct 2, 2023 18:24
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rabble rabble posted:cat was no angel Lol
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Oct 2, 2023 18:28
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cubicle gangster posted:It's sad and all but I can't get over what a weird move it is to put your cat on the back seat and then get in the front. why? cat carriers are pretty big, much easier to get into the back seat of a car than a front seat, especially if you need to put it in sideways
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Oct 2, 2023 18:30
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cubicle gangster posted:It's sad and all but I can't get over what a weird move it is to put your cat on the back seat and then get in the front. poo poo you're right
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Oct 2, 2023 18:34
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In the early days of rideshare apps, I used to always sit in the front. I don't anymore though.
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Oct 2, 2023 18:36
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cubicle gangster posted:It's sad and all but I can't get over what a weird move it is to put your cat on the back seat and then get in the front. Cat carrier in the front seat, passenger in the back, morgan freeman behind the wheel
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Oct 2, 2023 18:37
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GolfHole posted:i think cat owners can only go Jon Arbuckle EDIT: What someone else a few replies up said.
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Reminder that Austin voted to ban both Lyft and Uber for a whole year because people heard wild stories about the drivers doing criminal poo poo like this, and had to have their own special rideshare companies until the vote got rescinded. This was back when Lyft and Uber were still pretty new and most of those stories were bullshit, but still.rotinaj posted:What does this dickhead mean that the driver is as distraught as everyone else He didn't "let" the cat do anything. He straight-up picked the cat up out of the car and dumped it on the side of the road to die. gently caress his rear end. I. M. Gei fucked around with this message at 18:48 on Oct 2, 2023 |
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Oct 2, 2023 18:42
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Ultramega OK posted:Sounds like people already doxxed the driver. From Lyft's CEO: Also from Lyft's CEO, in the comments. https://twitter.com/davidrisher/status/1708716099406274746?s=20  "We understand that our employee stole a man's beloved pet and left it for dead in the middle of nowhere, but we had a nice long chat with them and it turns out things are ~somewhat more complicated~ than that."just wow I. M. Gei fucked around with this message at 18:56 on Oct 2, 2023 |
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This driver sucks and I hate him, thank you for reading.
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