Watch: Woman Attacks Uber Driver With Pepper Spray; Netizens Call It An Act Of ‘Racism’
Viral video showing a woman who was riding in the back seat of an Uber with another girl in it, suddenly stood & attacked the driver with pepper spray in his eyes. The incident happened in the USA on July 30 at around 11.20 pm, according to the New York Post’s report.
The video went viral on social media & people accused a woman’s act as a hate crime motivated by racism. The driver of 45, was on a call when women unloaded a can of pepper spray in his eyes, he started screaming & pushing the women away from him. Still she pulled him & again tried to unload paper spray in his eyes. Driver somehow managed to escape out of the car after the attack.
X handle named ‘Daily Sneed’ shared a video on social media platform ‘X’ and wrote, “Woman randomly maces Uber driver ‘because he’s brown.”
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Woman randomly maces Uber driver ‘because he's brown’ pic.twitter.com/GKHBkBvESr
— The Daily Sneed (@Tr00peRR) August 2, 2024
One user commented, “omg that poor friend was so confused. I’m glad she didn’t immediately stick up for her friend and was just totally shocked with what she did and why she did it. Glad her friend can actually stay neutral.”
According to the Indian Express report, the woman was taken into custody and charged with third-degree assault. An Uber spokesperson condemned her actions & said, “The rider’s actions shown in the video are deplorable. Violence is not tolerated, and the rider has been banned from the Uber platform. We will support the police in their investigation however we can.”
‘Guilbeault was arrested around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday and charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, police said. She was handed a text appearance ticket, which requires her to appear in court on a later date, and released, cops said.
She has no prior arrests, according…— The Daily Sneed (@Tr00peRR) August 2, 2024