Mom/rapper Arrested For Child Desertion (in A Lyft/uber!)

How young is too young to take rideshare solo (Uber/Lyft)?

  • <18 (follow the law!)

  • <17

  • <15-16

  • <13-14

  • <12

  • <8-11

  • <5

  • Toddlers (<4)

  • At Parent’s Discretion

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kxlot79

Kitchen Mixtress
How old is old enough to ride Uber/Lyft solo?

I had a few experiences driving minors in my Uber/Lyft (stupidly, and at great personal/legal risk)— a friend finally talked some sense into me and I started refusing the rides of obvious minors.
Honestly, none of the parents made me think they were negligent/abusive, just stupid.

What do y’all think about this story? I feel certain the outcome would be different with a non-Black mama.
https://wgno.com/2019/04/25/local-rapper-arrested-for-child-desertion/amp/

Local rapper arrested for child desertion – WGNO
2 hours ago


ST. BERNARD PARISH, LA – Officers with the SBPSO say the mother left her child alone in a ride-share car.

New Orleans bounce rapper Reiona Oliver was arrested and booked for child desertion.

Fans may know the 27-year-old as “GAMEOVA REEDY.”

Officers say Oliver called a local transportation service company for a pickup from a home in Chalmette.

When the car arrived, Oliver instructed the driver to bring the child to school in New Orleans, alone.

The drive explained that without an adult, he could not drive the 5-year-old child anywhere.

Oliver chose to ignore the driver, as she walked back into the house, so the driver took the child to a Sheriff’s Office substation in Arabi to seek assistance.


Oliver was taken into custody and transported to St. Bernard Parish Prison.

Officers say after a criminal history check was conducted, they learned she had two outstanding warrants out of Jefferson Parish for traffic attachments.
 

kxlot79

Kitchen Mixtress
Do you know any parents who would put their <13 yo in an Uber/Lyft? Would you report someone if you knew they sent their 5 yo in an Uber/Lyft solo?
I would never put my child unattended in a Lyft, Uber or equivalent as a child/preteen
 

sgold04

Well-Known Member
I worked at a KIPP school for like 2 weeks in DC and there was a 10 year old who took uber to school everyday. The first time I saw him hop out the uber, I was like :confused: I spoke to the teacher and he said the boy’s mom went to work super early and the school wasn’t near his neighborhood, so it was car service or city bus, she chose car service.

Now that I think about it, when I lived in rural Jamaica even wee lil kids would take taxis to school.
 

Black Ambrosia

Well-Known Member
I feel like the uber driver did her dirty. I wouldn't feel obligated to take the child to school but I would've walked her to the door and turned around. I guess I'd call the police if she never opened the door but I'm fairly certain she would even if it was only to give the driver a piece of her mind.
 

Theresamonet

Well-Known Member
5 is way too young. And she just brushed the driver off when he said he couldn’t take the child alone? So not only is she leaving this baby by their self in a strange man’s car, she’s leaving them in a strange man’s car whom she just pissed off. Anything could have happened to that child. Mom deserves this charge.
 

Theresamonet

Well-Known Member
I feel like the uber driver did her dirty. I wouldn't feel obligated to take the child to school but I would've walked her to the door and turned around. I guess I'd call the police if she never opened the door but I'm fairly certain she would even if it was only to give the driver a piece of her mind.

This article says she would not come back out.

The driver said he couldn’t do that unless Oliver accompanied the child, but she allegedly made clear she wouldn’t be going along. She then went into the home and wouldn’t come back out, so the driver took the child to a Sheriff’s Office substation in Arabi, the agency said.
 

Black Ambrosia

Well-Known Member
This article says she would not come back out.
I guess I'm interpreting this differently. I took it to mean that she went inside and didn't come out while the driver and child stayed in the car then the driver took her to the police. I would've taken the child to the door. If she didn't come out after seeing her child outside then I probably would've done the same.
 
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kxlot79

Kitchen Mixtress
Do you feel her... erm, let’s say “professional aspirations/creative license” made the law come down harder on her? If so, was it warranted?:look:
I looked her up. This is the originator of the “For the D” rap challenge. Remember everyone on social media was rapping about what they’ll do for the D, “I’ll drink a keg for the D/slap my face with eggs for the D”... She started that.
 

Chaosbutterfly

Transition Over
Yeah 5 is way too young to be in an Uber alone.
She needed to ride with the baby to school and walk back, if she didn't feel like paying the return fare.
And if it was a time thing/she was too busy, I'm gonna need more information. I mean....she's a rapper. What rap activity is she doing that early in the morning?
If she chose to be a parent, then she also needs to choose to prioritize her child and not plan her rap activities for when she knows her child needs an escort to school.

I also don't understand why she didn't take her child back when the Uber driver tried to return the baby. The man clearly said he don't want no smoke. Madam, carry your child go! :rofl:

My heart feels like taking the child to the police was the wrong thing, but I understand why he did it.
Had he left the child on the stoop and anything happened to them, like some crazy person coming along and plucking the baby up, that would have been a lawsuit for sure. And maybe even some criminal charges against the driver for child endangerment or abandonment himself.

With that said, I don't think she needs jail time, but they definitely need to force her to attend parenting classes. This is so bizarre.
 

GinnyP

Well-Known Member
5 is way too young. And she just brushed the driver off when he said he couldn’t take the child alone? So not only is she leaving this baby by their self in a strange man’s car, she’s leaving them in a strange man’s car whom she just pissed off. Anything could have happened to that child. Mom deserves this charge.
Exactly!
 

Laela

Sidestepping the "lynch mob"
If Uber has a policy concerning children and the driver cited it, why did he drive same child, unaccompanied, to police station? Instead he should've reported to Uber and have police come to the house to have mom open the door and take child back. What if he'd gotten into a car crash on way to police?

Leaving the child outside the house if mom didn't answer would also be negligent on driver's part.
I'm glad the baby is OK!
 

Kanky

Well-Known Member
I watched a video not long ago about kids this age in Japan commuting to school or the store alone. I bet that parenting is easier in a place where you aren’t expected to keep an eye on your children at all times.

I personally wouldn’t let my child take an Uber because we aren’t the kind of society that looks out for children and the vetting process for drivers is sketchy. Still, putting a kid in an Uber isn’t that much different than putting him on the school bus. A stranger is driving the kid somewhere.
 

HappilyLiberal

Well-Known Member
I watched a video not long ago about kids this age in Japan commuting to school or the store alone. I bet that parenting is easier in a place where you aren’t expected to keep an eye on your children at all times.

I personally wouldn’t let my child take an Uber because we aren’t the kind of society that looks out for children and the vetting process for drivers is sketchy. Still, putting a kid in an Uber isn’t that much different than putting him on the school bus. A stranger is driving the kid somewhere.

Actually it's very different. School bus drivers have to go through driver's training and a criminal background check. Also, for the most part, school bus drivers have a set route and more than one child on the bus!
 

naturalgyrl5199

Well-Known Member
She obviously didn’t know the policy or a previous UBER driver allowed it for her to be indignant about it.
I don’t think she deserved to be jailed. But I don’t feel sorry for her. Someone says they not driving my child: abort mission, new plan. Like,
Call a limo. We can’t assume having money equals intelligence or situational awareness. The latter lacking in more than 1/2 the parents I deal with. Despite them having degrees.
 

naturalgyrl5199

Well-Known Member
If Uber has a policy concerning children and the driver cited it, why did he drive same child, unaccompanied, to police station? Instead he should've reported to Uber and have police come to the house to have mom open the door and take child back. What if he'd gotten into a car crash on way to police?

Leaving the child outside the house if mom didn't answer would also be negligent on driver's part.
I'm glad the baby is OK!
I think I the driver was shady. He could have said “I’d have to call the police.” I’m assuming words were exchanged and the driver got offended and said “he’d show her.” I smell a touch of racism. But she didn’t help her situation and lost her gamble. She is the idiot in the end.
 

Ms. Tarabotti

Well-Known Member
How long was he supposed to wait with the child in his car? What was he supposed to do- leave the child on the door step and drive off?

The fact that she felt comfortable leaving her most precious possession (supposedly) in the hands of a stranger and the fact that the child didn't seem upset that Mom wasn't in the car is very telling. How many other dubious child care arrangements have been made for that child? It was a God send that the driver wasn't a pervert or a serial killer- he could have driven off somewhere, hurt or killed the child and she'd be the first one on TV, crying about her baby. :rolleyes:

Motherhood is tough. Arranging for good childcare is tough also. But once your kid is here, living with you, you have an obligation to keep them safe. That includes not parking them in a strangers car to get to school. If it takes some jail time to wake you up to that fact- so be it.
 
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