12-year-old girl took Uber alone to jump to her death, family says

[mountaineer]

12-year-old girl took Uber alone to jump to her death, family says
Jackie Salo
June 7, 2019

A 12-year-old Florida girl called an Uber to bring her to a parking garage to kill herself, and her family blamed the the company this week for her death,  according to a report.

Benita “BB” Diamond, who is from Orlando, was picked up by a driver in the middle of the night on Jan. 10 despite the app’s policy against transporting minors, news station KCCI reported.

“If Uber had followed their policy, without a doubt, our daughter would still be here,” her father Ronald Diamond said Thursday at a press conference.

Her family said the girl took her mother’s phone to download the app then used a gift card she received for Christmas to pay for the ride.

While her parents were asleep, she was picked up in the Uber and driven to a nine-story parking garage, where she jumped from the top to her death, according to KCCI. ...

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“If Uber had followed their policy, without a doubt, our daughter would still be here,” her father Ronald Diamond said Thursday at a press conference.


Not necessarily. She seem determined to harm herself. They have no way of knowing if she would’ve used another method, had the service been denied.

[DCPatriot]

If UBER had declined to accept her request because of her age, and then she got raped and murdered, they would be the same target.

[Sanguine]

“If Uber had followed their policy, without a doubt, our daughter would still be here,” her father Ronald Diamond said Thursday at a press conference.


Not necessarily. She seem determined to harm herself. They have no way of knowing if she would’ve used another method, had the service been denied.

Maybe.  However, that's just speculation.  The fact is she took and Uber to commit suicide.

[truth_seeker]

I blame her parents, teachers and "friends."

"Suicide Is Painless" is a song written by Johnny Mandel (music) and Michael Altman (lyrics). It was the theme song for both the movie and TV series M*A*S*H. Mike Altman was 14 years old when he wrote the song's lyrics.


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