“We cannot be proud of working at [Boston Dynamics] when that work is being used by a government agency that brutalizes civilians, including some of our own colleagues … ,” the petition read.
But like, what did they think their dogs would be used for? Walks in the park? Of bit ICE, then what?
I mean…up to this point they’ve been used as advanced scouts in disaster areas, as well as equipment carriers for rough terrain. Non violent functions.
American military? The ones who bombed an elementary school and continuously target Caribbean fishermen? I’m glad you’ve seen a different side of them, but they’re not generally big on respecting civilians.
Unless you mean American civilians, which is kind of a fucked up distinction to draw, because American lives aren’t worth more than anyone else’s.
ICE mimicking a military look is to intimidate people. They have shown to be much less competent than the military, and without being called for.
No, ICE is mimicking a military to occupy cities that are not politically aligned with the president. They are a paramilitary force that aims to punish political dissidents. Their competency relative to established militaries is beside the point entirely. In fact, it just makes them more dangerous.
“We cannot be proud of working at [Boston Dynamics] when that work is being used by a government agency that brutalizes civilians, including some of our own colleagues … ,” the petition read.
But like, what did they think their dogs would be used for? Walks in the park? Of bit ICE, then what?
I mean…up to this point they’ve been used as advanced scouts in disaster areas, as well as equipment carriers for rough terrain. Non violent functions.
Didn’t they have videos of guns strapped to these things like ten years ago? This was obviously always gonna be how they’re used.
That was Ghost Robotics. Different company
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Year I view it kind of like firearms. You can say you have one for self defence but they’re used more for crime and war and hunting.
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Of course but where’s the money at? Search and rescue, or military?
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Sorry, para military.
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Paramilitaries are exactly the same as militaries, without the official sanction.
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American military? The ones who bombed an elementary school and continuously target Caribbean fishermen? I’m glad you’ve seen a different side of them, but they’re not generally big on respecting civilians.
Unless you mean American civilians, which is kind of a fucked up distinction to draw, because American lives aren’t worth more than anyone else’s.
Interesting take.
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Maybe by definition, but in practice ICE looks like the military these days.
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ICE is a paramilitary force. Arguing that they are not a military is pedantic and serves to detract from the severity of the institution’s atrocities.
Historically, this is not true.
No, ICE is mimicking a military to occupy cities that are not politically aligned with the president. They are a paramilitary force that aims to punish political dissidents. Their competency relative to established militaries is beside the point entirely. In fact, it just makes them more dangerous.