Thats a good one though I must admit. Another funny aside; the graduating class of the year before I entered high school included a girl named Randy Orney - I kid you not and I even verified this by looking through the yearbook.
As for the cabbies; its often the same thing here. They are frequently held up and shot/stabbed due to the large amounts of cash they often carry. I believe cab drivers are considered one of the more dangerous occupations in the US.