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> That's hardly the stuff of Robocop dystopia. Does it have to be dystopian before one disagrees on principle? I don't want killerbots normalized - the same ju
by sangnoir 3y ago
> That's hardly the stuff of Robocop dystopia.
Does it have to be dystopian before one disagrees on principle? I don't want killerbots normalized - the same justifications on this precedent will be applicable to a "Robocop dystopia", such as police departments buying and operating (or contracting) used MQ-9 Reapers or whatever drone Axon is cooking up
- sokoloff 3y agoWhat does normalized mean here? Do I accept a future in which all people actively engaging police in gunfire over multiple hours are subject to killing by a remote-controlled machine? I do. Do I accept roving bands of killer drones flying overhead programmed to autonomously kill? I do not. It seems like we’re basically in the first circumstance since the use of a robot to terminate the firefight in Dallas was literally unprecedented.
- sangnoir 3y ago> What does normalized mean here? I don't want any police departments to have carte blanche on authorizing drone executions by land, sea or air. The Dallas PD didn't see itself as encumbered by any laws - so they could hypothetically use a UAV to drop explosives today. I would like legislation to prevent this from repeating - using a killerbot shouldn't be a field-decision, IMO. We need clear rules of engagement. At the moment, police forces are adopting military equipment, but not discipline.