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U.S. Army Robots Break Asimov's First Law
buanzo writes "The US Army is deploying armed robots in Iraq that are capable of breaking Asmov's first law that they should not harm a human.
SWORDS (Special Weapons Observation Reconnaissance Detection Systems) robots are equipped with either the M249, machine gun which fires 5.56-millimeter rounds at 750 rounds per minute or the M240, which fires 7.62-millimeter rounds at up to 1,000 per minute.
" update this story refers to this article from 2005. But com'on, robots with machine guns! I don't get to think about that most days!
Come on man, are you telling me that you really can't see what people are saying to you? Regardless of your feelings on the war, you are trashing a group of individuals that are selfless and brave.
You disagree with the war on terror, fine. But don't insult a group of individuals who have the courage to put their life on the line for you. They deserve better than you. They deserve ultimate gratitue and honor.
- Andrew
I meta-moderate because I care.
Did I say the Fundamentalists have a respect for life? Did I say that? I don't recall saying that. I recall saying that the insurgents have respect for it.
I was about to step in and suggest they mistook your post, but you got there first (good). I am going to go totally off topic here, but I have a question for you, I want to know if you are thinking along the same lines I am. I too have a mild degree of respect for the insurgents and have often thought of them WRT our history (I too am in the US), however, do you think they are cognizant that the sooner they settle down, the sooner we leave? Do you think that is actually the case (I have cause for some doubts about that, but I like to think that is King George Jr.'s goal), that as soon as the insurgents stop killing people daily, we will pull out our troops (well, okay, I would be foolish to think we wouldn't leave behind bases, we do that everywhere to make sure we can stick our noses in places they don't belong)? Sorry for an incredibly off topic post, but I am curious about your thinking on these matters.
The reason he keeps bringing up new stuff with shallow arguments and not really dealing with the issues you are trying to discuss is because he's a moonbat lunatic... I've enjoyed your attempt to talk sense into him, but he's beyond hope. He isn't talking with you, he's using you to bemoan all the strawmen he can think of with platitudes because he thinks that counts as "activism". There is no rational thought, so you should stop trying. I appreciate, though, the effort.
On a side note, you are entirely correct when you say that people like him are just as dangerous as the ones on the right. And neither extreme is very "marginalized" despite what the talking heads would like us all to think.
When I was a kid, my father came home very upset from the automotive factory one day.
It seems a man had stepped over a security barrier on the production line and into the area of a robot that welds doors on cars.
The robot picked him up and proceeded to weld him to the car - killing him.
My dad had to shut everything down and pull the body out.
PS: Officially, he died at the hospital, because insurance payments are higher if you die on the assembly site, but there is no doctor there to declare you dead.
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