Video: Cab Driver's Exchange With a Female Passenger In Canada Sparks Outrage

A video capturing a disturbing exchange between a cab driver and a woman in Canada has sparked outrage and triggered a debate on social media. Shared on X (formerly Twitter), the video shows the cab driver, believed to be of Pakistani origin, suggesting that if they were in Pakistan, he would have kidnapped the woman passenger. The incident took place in Toronto.

The troubling conversation began when the driver said, "If you were born in Pakistan... I'm from Pakistan... you would have been kidnapped by now." The clip was shared on the microblogging site on Tuesday with the caption, "Toronto Uber driver tells passenger if they were in Pakistan he would k*dnap her."

In the video, when the driver made this alarming statement, the woman, seemingly shocked, asked, "I would have been kidnapped by you?" The driver confirmed, saying, "Of course! Because there's no other option to get you, right?... Since you are in Canada, I cannot say anything to you, I cannot touch you." As the conversation progressed, the woman admitted, "That is not flattery, that is kinda scary."

The video has ignited a debate on the platform. Many users called for the suspension and deportation of the cab driver, while others suggested that the video had been edited and parts were missing. Comments ranged from demands for immediate action to nuanced discussions about possible misunderstandings or miscommunications.

"Arrest and deport this creepy Pakistani immigrant," commented one user. "Whoa, that's seriously messed up. If that happened to me, I'd be reporting it to Uber and the cops ASAP. No one should be throwing around threats like that, joke or not," said another.

"Men should just shut their mouths and drive because what compelled him to say this?? Don't care if it was a miscommunication. Be quiet and get me to my destination," added another.

However, some users offered a different perspective. "I feel like he's just preaching like what if right before he literally said 'fun fact, it's so messed up where I'm from that...' cause dam. So much shit goes on there and we don't EVER talk about it. It's sad," wrote one user.

"Looks like he has broken English. He is trying to explain to her what could happen with her in Pakistan if she was out that late... we need to see the full video," suggested another. "I'm giving the benefit of the doubt and thinking this was out of context because there's no way this would be said unprompted," expressed a third user.

Some users speculated on the context, suggesting the driver might have been contrasting life in Canada with that in Pakistan. "He could have been talking about how different and good it was to live somewhere else. I would lean more towards this woman asking about his home country and why he left," wrote one user.

Since being shared, the video has surfaced on several social media platforms, garnering millions of views.