An altercation between a Lyft driver and his passenger has gone viral. The footage shows the passenger berating the driver with racist and homophobic remarks. To make matters worse, the passenger also refused to wear a mask.
The video, taken on May 28, begins with an exchange between Edgar, the driver, and Richard, the passenger, over the issue of the mask. Edgar asked if Richard could cover his face with his shirt if he didn’t have a mask.
“You believe in that sh*t?” Richard asks, balking at the request.
Edgar goes on to explain that he has family members sick with COVID-19. Richard covers his face with his hand, presumably as a compromise. He then explains why Edgar shouldn’t believe the government. Edgar reiterates that he knows people sick with the coronavirus, that the pandemic is real.
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“I’ve never heard of someone asking me to wear a mask,” Richard grumbles.
“It’s because we’re really close in the car,” Edgar points out.
Richard then complains about the route Edgar has selected, before adding insult to injury. “I don’t like you,” Richard says.
Edgar offers to let Richard out, but he refuses. Edgar then orders Richard out of the car, saying that he’s terminating the ride. Richard still refuses to leave.
Richard then calls Edgar a “candy ass fa*got with white glasses” and boats that he could “crush [his] f*cking skull right now.”
Richard then proceeds to alternate between begging Edgar to drive him the rest of the way home and mocking Edgar’s accent. Then the racist slurs being, with Richard calling Edgar a “wetback.” Richard then boasts that he has fought for the country, and insists Edgar can’t be an American because of his accent.
Here’s the entire sickening video…
Chrisk
Years ago I drove for Uber and this isn’t unusual at all. You get all the crazies and if they happen to be in a bad mood they feel entitled to take it out on you. Most will just wait and give you a 0 rating but sometimes you get assholes like this.
nm4047
can you give a zero rating?
Chrisk
1=0.
WSnyder
I saw this story elsewhere. The good news is Lyft banned this douche from using their services again. I only wish Uber and other services would trade info on people like this and ban them across the board. We can’t ‘change’ people, just like with this a*hole ‘we can’t fix stupid’, BUT we can make people act civilly to others. If that means companies banning them from using their services, establishments refusing entry for rude, uncivil behavior, trained professionals refusing to do business with people like this, the message will get around. Society will certainly benefit if this type of behavior is forced into it’s own closet, never to be seen publicly again.
jayceecook
Let me start with the good. What he said is inexcusable. No way to defend or put into context anything he said. Pure trash. Why did he even get in when he knows they tell you that a mask is required? He should be lucky he can even get a Lyft or Uber. Since the pandemic began and then when both companies rightfully require everybody wear masks it’s become impossible to get one in my city. Almost all the drivers stopped because of the stay at home orders or because they are like this shitehead and don’t believe they should wear a mask. Then with all the protests and riots the ones that were working stopped as well. You’re lucky to find one car on either app. He should feel lucky.
On top of that why do racists get into cars with races they don’t like? You knew what he looked like because all drivers have to upload a photo. Cancel and find yourself a white driver if it bothers you so much. I don’t understand why so many videos like this pop up. You’re either a racist/homophobe/xenophobe or somebody desperately in need of a ride. You can’t be both; pick one!
Now the not so good. The driver shouldn’t have allowed him to get in the car without some sort of face covering. The second he saw the guy coming without one he should have rolled his window down and told him to get one before allowing him to enter.
Nor should he have even driven away with that shitehead in the back without one. He’s putting his job at risk. If they find out you’re driving people around who aren’t following the rules you can be banned from driving. No, I’m not victim blaming so don’t even try Cam. Both know the rules. If I were him and saw this guy coming I’d immediately think “Alex Jones wannabe”. That’s pretty much how I see anybody who isn’t wearing a mask/covering unless they are a young child.
Then I would have not let him in until he either had one. If he didn’t want to wear one he has the right to cancel the ride without any repercussions. If you need the money that bad don’t put your job at risk by breaking the rules.
I’m glad this shitehead was banned and it didn’t get violent. Obviously the driver is not as big as the passenger so he probably could have done some harm to him. I don’t understand why manners are such a hard thing for people to have. Yes, don’t be racist, homophobic, sexist, misogynistic, xenophobic, classist, etc. but if you are keep your mouth shut and your thoughts to yourself! The driver was there to give you a ride, not be the victim of your hate.
sillyme
Not only can you comment on the driver but also I think the drivers can rate you and contact the company and get these people banned for good and when there is video taken like this they stand by the driver who happens to be in the complete right and that douche thing in the video needs to be publicly shamed everywhere. To make him get the point and have him take or get his own transportation and he can choke on it as far as I’m concerned.
fas2020
Typical Banana Republican who believes in White Entitlement where you can say anything you want. I would have rerouted to the nearest Police station and gotten an officer involved to have him removed from ‘the property’.
blackhook
Another Morbidly Obese, willfully-ignorant, hateful, racist Trumpanzee…Sad!
Kevan1
Nothing but white trash. I hope he is exposed in his community and gets back what he puts out. No excuse for this racist trash.
mozzer
Typical FAT ASS Republican entitled POS! The driver was too kind.
Manray
He’s so gross and disgusting. No surprise his personality is too.
ShowMeGuy
Just another friendly reminder that UBER and LYFT were created as RIDE-SHARE matching programs and not a TAXI-SCAB service.