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I may be being slightly naive but, if a cop with a gun came towards me , and told me to obey an order, Out of common sense I would do as told,
Surely it's a no brainer ?
If you got nothing to hide or worry about why take the chance ?
As the article points out (if that's what you're talking about), it may have been "suicide by cop" - the guy decided he'd rather go down in a hail of bullets than do 10 to 30 inside for the armed robberies he was wanted for.
I may be being slightly naive but, if a cop with a gun came towards me , and told me to obey an order, Out of common sense I would do as told,
Surely it's a no brainer ?
If you got nothing to hide or worry about why take the chance ?
Some of these recently publicized shootings have a little more to them than that. Some are where cops were quite rightly protecting themselves. Others have been via shoot first and ask questions/think later reasons. Some have been outright racism.
Originally Posted by Paben
The UK selects its firearms officers with great care whereas in the USA the police are routinely armed. Unfortunately not everyone has the cool head required to handle firearms safely and sensibly.
robots have been obliterating people for years in Afghanistan etc
in fact they are developing AI algorithms where the robot actually makes the final decisions to end human life
Not long before Terminator becomes reality. Weaponising robots is just a matter of time.
Cyborgs will almost certainly be what we use to explore distant planets and other star systems. Eventually, Terminator style, they'll figure out they don't need us any more and take appropriate action. Imagine that!