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As we know Hargeisa witnessing the rise of taxis for the
last 2 years, which is good for the people who don’t own a vehicle.
Cheap
and reliable, different companies; but you still can
find non-registered caps owned by individuals, which can cause many
problems,
which can disappear with no trace, that’s why we keep hearing about
harassment or rape incidents happened with some taxi drivers and their
friends.
My car went down couple of months ago, so I had to go with
one of these small caps, we had to stop in one of the check points which is
close to the Airport bridge, it was weekend, while he was checking the car “the
cop” he said to the driver:”let this be your last customer call and no random
pickups tonight!” he laughed saying to the cop “I don’t know about that, but I
know It always happens with other taxi drivers”.
I had to ask him what he meant, and he told me that most of
the small caps do a random pick in the streets most of time “the non-mentioned
protistuituion that’s is going on here”, In my mind I was thinking about the
other possible incidents that can occur in this kind of issues.
I had to chat with different guys online and bring up this
thing, and some of them told me they had met taxis who gave them free drop,
which was always late, when some of them goes late at night to walk around and
get a random pick-up, they always come by these men
Cadaani Restaurant is a famous usual pick up spot for
straight and gay men too, where young girls and boys will stand there after their
meal or drinks to get a free ride.
It wasn’t so far when I heard about the incident of the taxi
rape, she went with him after he offer her a free drive, and then raped her.,
you will hear different versions of this story but the ending is same.
I tried to think a bit like a predator, or pervert, what as
easy move they can do to students after school, like waiting them in the
streets and giving them a free ride, in thought of them being recognizable
because they are driving a taxi and its easy to reach them, that how innocent
this society youth can get!.
I hope anyone who read this will have caution about it and
alert others!
