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University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson never suspected that climbing in a car she thought to be her legitimate Uber ride would be the last thing she ever did. On a Friday evening, Josephson mistook a stranger's vehicle for her designated Uber ride. The following morning her body was discovered in the woods 90 minutes from campus. The student was brutally stabbed multiple times, and died of her wounds. It's a mistake anyone could make, and one that could just as easily cost a life.

Of course, this isn't the first time an Uber or Lyft related crime has occurred. Multiple sexual assaults have been reported since the apps' launches. And the truth is when it comes to ride sharing crimes it is a two-way street. Not only are passengers assaulted, but many passengers are the ones inflicting pain (or even death). In fact, most taxi homicides begin as an attempted robbery because the drivers carry so much cash. Uber and Lyft, however, can provide a particularly insidious opportunity and it is one people are actively railing against.