ICE wants robot dogs. Boston Dynamics' workers urge company to 'cancel the sale'
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Dozens of employees at Boston Dynamics have petitioned the company to stop the sale of its robot dogs to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
            • idiomaddict@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              3 days ago

              and respect civilians

              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.

        • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
          3·
          3 days ago

          Maybe by definition, but in practice ICE looks like the military these days.

            • Chulk@lemmy.mlEnglish
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              3 days ago

              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.

              The military only works on US soil when called upon to help people, never to hurt anyone.

              Historically, this is not true.

              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.