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Robots being used to get rid of Homeless people

Pithythefool · 2017-12-13 00:09:36

Long story short, a group in San Francisco are using "K9" robots to patrol at night and "discourage" homeless people setting up around their premises. Got the attention of the authorities, but just........where do you begin with this sh*t if it gets more and more common? article here…

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#52 14-12-2017 10:11am

Kamili

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conorhal wrote: »

Yeah, but none of that explains why robots are the solution to the problem? Why not hire a security guard? Why not insist on the effective policing of the area? It's the ideology behind this solution that's perturbing.

It's already explained in the article.
Cost of security guard $14 per hour
Cost of robot rental $6 per hour (yes they are renting it from the manufacturer)

I suspect they already have asked for policing, and got nowhere so rented the robot.

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