On February 21, 2016, Jason Dalton was brought into custody by the police of the state of Michigan for being a suspect for the deaths of six people and the injuries of two others. Jason, 45, was a driver who worked for the company of Uber. No one ever thought he was able to commit the acts that he did during his seven hour shooting spree; his neighbors all thought he was ‘nice’ and Jason even passed the Uber background check. Yet, the question remains, should Uber be held liable for the criminal behavior of their driver? Uber had no idea that Jason Dalton, one of their trusted drivers, was going to go and kill several civilians, therefore they should not be held liable for the actions of the unstable driver. His acts were not foreseeable by
