Are Taser drones the answer to America's gun violence problem?

To think that the company's own ethics board voted against the proposal to equip drones with Tasers, but the CEO is going ahead nonetheless. Blows my mind!

Re: Are Taser drones the answer to America's gun violence problem?

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Post by raninepaths » Sat, Jun 04, 2022, 1:15 PM UTC

An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.

Re: Are Taser drones the answer to America's gun violence problem?

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Post by mynameishere » Sat, Jun 04, 2022, 1:19 PM UTC

Fragoel2 wrote: post #3

Considering that every other country in the world does fine without employing taser drones, I think there are better solutions

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/20201023...

"Every other country". Might want to re-word that.

Re: Are Taser drones the answer to America's gun violence problem?

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Post by LinuxBender » Sat, Jun 04, 2022, 2:15 PM UTC

Fragoel2 wrote: post #3

Considering that every other country in the world does fine without employing taser drones, I think there are better solutions

I would like to incorporate John Stewart's idea. [1]

[1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6KZY4msgUY [video]

Re: Are Taser drones the answer to America's gun violence problem?

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Post by netizen-936824 » Sat, Jun 04, 2022, 3:23 PM UTC

mynameishere wrote: post #6

Fragoel2 wrote: post #3

Considering that every other country in the world does fine without employing taser drones, I think there are better solutions

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/20201023... "Every other country". Might want to re-word that.

Intentional homicide != gun violence

Re: Are Taser drones the answer to America's gun violence problem?

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Post by DuskStar » Sat, Jun 04, 2022, 3:46 PM UTC

netizen-936824 wrote: post #8

mynameishere wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/20201023... "Every other country". Might want to re-word that.

Intentional homicide != gun violence

Indeed, but we should almost certainly care more about total homicide than gun violence (which is 2/3rds suicide, 1/3rd gun homicide).

Re: Are Taser drones the answer to America's gun violence problem?

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Post by netizen-936824 » Sat, Jun 04, 2022, 4:53 PM UTC

DuskStar wrote: post #9

netizen-936824 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Intentional homicide != gun violence

Indeed, but we should almost certainly care more about total homicide than gun violence (which is 2/3rds suicide, 1/3rd gun homicide).

Yea we should, but the topic at hand is children being slaughtered in schools with assault rifles