27 points

However, the K5 does have a button that connects you immediately to a live person, that New Yorkers can utilize 24-7, with questions, concerns, or to report an incident if needed

So security cameras and one of those blue light emergency intercom things.

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That might be handy if we didn’t already live in a day and age where everyone is carrying a device that can put them in touch with a live person 24-7.

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It’s not literally everyone, and people do have batteries die. I’m all for putting those call stations at regular intervals in public transit and other areas where it’s plausible they’d be used.

I’m less sure the utility of serving the same functionality, but with a much more expensive robot. Realistically the entire purpose is to normalize people to seeing them as police officers, and I’m skeptical that that’s a positive.

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6 points

I smell the foul stench of WITCHCRAFT! What is this heretical device you speak of?

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20 points

I’d buy that for a dollar!

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2 points

Bitches, get out

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21 points

“I cannot deactivate until you tell me you are satisfied with your police harassment.”

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10 points

“Young African American teenager spotted, calling for backup”

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You have 20 seconds to comply.

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35 points

The NYPD will do literally anything and everything they can to make sure cops don’t actually work. 

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"I’m hoping you’re going to put a line in your story about how cost-efficient I am,” he continued. “This is below minimum wage. No bathroom breaks, no meal breaks. This is a good investment, so please make sure that’s added to the story, okay?” [the mayor said]

The mayor was enthusiastic about the cost-effectiveness of the robot. “I want you guys to be extremely creative in your writing style to say ‘Eric, job well done,’” he told reporters.

This guy is special, isn’t he…

The whole article basically lights it as a waste of money, since “[the police robot’s] effectiveness is unclear”, how there’s “no public evidence about actual crime reduction”, and how the “robot [needs] to be accompanied by a human officer at all times”, negating the need for the robot altogether.

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