South Korea's Yoon imprisoned for life and Uber's lax background checks

What this episode covers

This week, Hanna and Amanda talk about the life sentence South Korea just handed down to their disgraced former president for attempting a coup, some frighteningly lax standards for Uber drivers in the United States. Read along with us! Yoon suk-yeol's sentence: 1. South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection (Amy Hawkins and Raphael Rashid, the Guardian), 2. South Korea gripped by uncertainty as MPs defy president’s declaration of martial law (Amy Hawkins and Raphael Rashid, the Guardian) Uber's poor background policy: 1. Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape. (Emily Steel, New York Times), 2. Uber Moves to Enact Stricter Background Checks for Drivers (Emily Steel, New York Times)

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