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> The idea of robots being legally allowed to kill has garnered some controversy. Since these "robots" are not autonomous, you can substitute "guns" for "robot
by hirundo 4y ago
> The idea of robots being legally allowed to kill has garnered some controversy.
Since these "robots" are not autonomous, you can substitute "guns" for "robots" in the above sentence. The sentence remains true but becomes banal.
The big ethical difference is that the remote trigger puller can no longer justify the act by a threat to their own life, only to other lives.
- jobs_throwaway 4y agoyup, this is an inflammatory title that isn't what it seems on first glance. If anything, this is only a net good as remote cops won't be able to justify things based on fear for their own life
- rolph 4y agojust like a dog is equated to being an officer, police robots will be considered officers and you would be prosecuted as if you had assaulted a living being, you will not be able to claim that, a machine prone to malfunction, errant design, and fasle positives, was a threat to you when you defend yourself against it.