Jody Warner, a Dallas prosecutor, was fired after an incident involving an Uber driver where she was recorded making disparaging comments and threatening the driver.
In November 2017, Jody Warner, an assistant district attorney with the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, took an Uber ride home from a bar. During the ride, Warner and the driver, Shaun Platt, had a disagreement. Platt claimed that Warner was intoxicated and became belligerent, so he decided to end the ride and asked her to get out of the vehicle. Warner refused to leave and Platt began recording the incident on his phone.
The recording captured Warner making insulting remarks and threatening Platt, saying she was a district attorney and implying that she could use her position against him. Platt alleged that Warner hit him during the altercation, which Warner denied. After the incident, Platt called the police, but no arrests were made at the scene.
The audio recording of the incident went viral after Platt shared it with the media. The public outcry over Warner’s behavior led to her termination from the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. Warner later apologized for her actions, stating that she felt uncomfortable with the route Platt was taking and that her emotions got the better of her. The incident sparked discussions about the conduct of public officials and the power dynamics between passengers and service providers like Uber drivers.