Terror in taxicabs:
Drivers fearful; HPD sure the robbery-slayings are connected
(TX) Cab drivers have no form of self-protection, said another taxi operator, Girum Alemu. And the digital video cameras mounted inside the taxis don’t always work, he said. “You don’t know who you’re picking up. You don’t know what kind of person is waiting for you,” Alemu said. “Everybody thinks we should get out of this business. Everybody thinks it – but nowadays you don’t have any choice because the economy is not good. It’s just not easy to find a job.” (Read more)
