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The truly unethical thing here is the hypothetical lethal force drone available with such fast response time that it can stop a killer, and the law enforcement
by manicdee 7y ago
The truly unethical thing here is the hypothetical lethal force drone available with such fast response time that it can stop a killer, and the law enforcement framework that allows the killer to get to the point that a lethal force drone is the obvious solution rather than boots on the ground.
The entire hypothetical setup is unethical, existing only to justify rampant violation of licenses.
- shmerl 7y agoThat's moot. How do you define the "fast response" or "lethal force" levels of what's ethical or not here?
- manicdee 7y ago“Lethal force” is its own definition: it is lethal, which means the target dies. “Fast response” is already defined as “fast enough to stop a killer” which implies that these things will be deployed 24/7 waiting to be called into service at a moment’s notice. That means you are setting up expensive infrastructure and a need to justify the ongoing expense which means a police force predisposed to using lethal force for any encounter.
- shmerl 7y agoBeing set up 24/7 is not a requirement for the drone itself, it's something about how it's operated. Seems like your idea is that license would need to specify very narrow requirements for each case.