https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8711222 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8711196 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8711178 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8711146

Is this story off limits on HN (genuine question)? Or is it some kind of pro Uber voter ring?

Given the previous discussions on HN about what an Uber executive said about a journalist etc I find it difficult to believe that HN readership doesn't care about this case, so I thought I'd ask. Fwiw this is on top of the news in every newspaper and TV Channel in India. TechCrunch reported it too (in a weaselly fashion, but still).

EDIT: I am fine with a mod judgement saying "Such stories are irrelevant to HN. Flagged".

This was a genuine question. I am not an "outrage warrior" or anything (see my comment history), I just found the instakills odd from a "something is funny here. I wonder if someone is gaming HN voting" perspective, and thought I'd ask.

Edit2: I did send email to the mods and didn't get any reply (understandable, given it is Saturday night in the USA. I just don't like nasty people gaming systems, which was a possibility here. Hence the post. Mods, feel free to remove if you think this is inappropriate)