cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours ago‘Do not pet’: Why are robot dogs patrolling Mar-A-Lago?www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldbbc@rss.ponder.cat
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minus-squarejagged_circlelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoThat’s a unique approach to suicide-by-cop
minus-squareUriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 hours agoThe ones at Mar-A-Lago are unarmed. My approach to the armed ones, particularly the TASER-equipped ones used by some US law enforcement departments, would be very different.
minus-squarejagged_circlelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoThey are also not autonomous. They have armed secret service agents very nearby. If the sensors on the dog alert them, trigger happy armed guards will come.
That’s a unique approach to suicide-by-cop
The ones at Mar-A-Lago are unarmed.
My approach to the armed ones, particularly the TASER-equipped ones used by some US law enforcement departments, would be very different.
They are also not autonomous. They have armed secret service agents very nearby. If the sensors on the dog alert them, trigger happy armed guards will come.