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SidewaysFancyPrance t1_ispfxbd wrote

Reply to comment by InsideOutsider in Oakland Cops Hope to Arm Robots With Lethal Shotguns by mossadnik

"We can escalate situations more quickly and more often if we don't have to worry about an officer's safety. Knowing we will all go home to our families really lets us open up with the new Street Sweeper attachment, and it feels like a fun video game!"

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Infamous_Yogurt2858 t1_isrx0g3 wrote

THIS.

There's a valid argument to be made for robots in certain law enforcement contexts if it means that there will be less risk to human life, but I don't think we're in a place right now where we can trust that will be the case.

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