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 vxnxnt   ( @hamborgr@feddit.de )  to Politics · 3 years ago

Oakland Cops Hope to Arm Robots With Lethal Shotguns

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Oakland Cops Hope to Arm Robots With Lethal Shotguns

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 vxnxnt   ( @hamborgr@feddit.de )  to Politics · 3 years ago
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While official language condoning killer robots is shelved for now, Oakland police are still pursuing the option.
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  •  alyaza [they/she]   ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA
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    goes without saying: this is bad! practically speaking though, what is the utility here–is it the same principle as remote-controlled bombs that some PDs have?

    •  vxnxnt   ( @hamborgr@feddit.de ) OP
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      I’m not entirely sure, but the Lt. of the PD was quoted giving this hypothetical scenario in which such a robot could be useful:

      “I mean, is it possible we have an active shooter in a place we can’t get to? And he’s fortified inside a house? Or we’re trying to get to a person —”

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    manmade horrors beyond my comprehension if you ram the killer cop robot with your car is that 'assaulting a police officer?

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      Probably not the offense of assaulting an officer but rather destruction of government property.

    •  Kuromantis   ( @Kuromantis@beehaw.org ) 
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      They alleged corporations are people, maybe they’ll say SPOT’s (the Boston Dynamic bot) are legally people too.

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