Dalton wrote that he is seeking a jury trial and would represent himself in court.
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The contract driver of Uber who was charged over the Kalamazoo shooting rampage filed a complaint against the ride-sharing app company.
In a handwritten complaint filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Michigan, Dalton wrote that Uber “discriminates against my mental health”. I busted my butt for them.
“This company is a hostile workplace environment I am exhausted of being treated by a 2nd class citizen by Uber”.
He has said the Uber app “took him over” during the shooting spree.
UPDATE (March 17, 2016): Authorities have determined this lawsuit was filed by an imposter, and was not actually filed by Jason Dalton.
He doesn’t mention it in the lawsuit, but after his arrest he told investigators that the devil appeared on the same app that gave him directions on where to pick up passengers, and instead gave him instructions to kill, taking over his mind and body. “I have psychological damage because of Uber”.
Dalton claims in the suit that he’s been a contract worker for Uber for “years”, and that he wasn’t invited to corporate parties or given a Christmas bonus.
The company, he says, “treats their drivers like crap”.
In a statement, it said: “It’s hard to know how to respond to someone who refuses to take responsibility for his own actions”.
A lack of benefits is one of the chief complaints drivers have against Uber, one of the most high-profile companies in what’s known as the gig economy in which workers function as independent contractors rather than employees. Police said last month that Dalton had admitted to the shootings. “Our hearts go out to victims’ families who have to live with the consequences of his awful crimes”.
Dalton, 45, blamed the killings on the Uber app, saying his iPhone directed him where to go and when to shoot people.
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Jason Dalton has been charged with six counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and eight counts of felony firearm use in connection with the mass shooting. Dalton said he would have gotten in a shootout with police when he was arrested, but the app directed him not to. However, he has been ordered to undergo a mental competency exam.
