Tampa Taxi Shots is pissed...so are many other cab drivers

Protest in St. Pete off Ulmerton road

David Bean is pissed and so is Tim Fasano. David and I have been cab drivers for decades, and have followed the rules. Now, the people who are supposed to protect us, are doing nothing. Since the mayor of Tampa and the weak ass HCPTC will do nothing why should I continue to follow the laws

I think we should start small, such as, not wearing collared shirts and when the cab cops try to write us a ticket, tell the cab cop to STICK IT UP HIS FUCKING ASS. Those guys are only double dipping former sheriff officers who count the days to their next fishing trips. We need real cops. In the mean time, they will never get another dime out of me.

David Bean said he was particularly aghast about what he saw last weekend in Tampa's bustling SoHo party scene neighborhood. He said drivers like him have to "stage," meaning line up around the corner from a particular establishment to pick up a fare, yet "Uber drivers are picking up right on the street in front of police officers, and they're not doing anything about it!"

The main reason those officers aren't doing anything about is because Mayor Bob Buckhorn has already declared that he wouldn't allow TPD officers to do that. Though Jane Castor, and not Buckhorn, runs the department, undoubtedly the Chief has determined that there are bigger fish to fry in terms of priorities.