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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to buy at least a million dollars worth of robots from Boston Dynamics, the company that makes the dog-like SPOT robots, with the purpose of improving “officer safety,” according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcement.

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[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 38 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So these robots assist with breaking in to private homes in violation of the constitution? Because it doesn't count if a human doesn't break in first?

[–] cloudshouter@lemmy.zip 15 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Schrödingers cop. Warrantless search? Not a cop, doesn’t count. Scratch its paint? Assaulting a police officer.

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 2 points 22 hours ago

Oh god the terrorism enhancement for damaging robots will definitely apply

[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I recall that a common January 6 defense was "the window was already broken"

Everyone who said that deserves to get robbed after an anonymous person breaks all their windows