I know I'd much rather be killed by bots controlled by, say, the Norwegians or the Danish (or someone else equally civilized, operating under the U.N. banner) than by someone with an obviously fascist or totalitarian agenda, like my own beloved government or perhaps that of China, the UK or North Korea...

It's "by accident" (or, as the case may be, "on purpose"). Pet peeve, BTW (primarily due to living among Fundamentalist hicks and imbeciles for the past ten years).

Dunno but a shower would certainly eliminate part of that problem. ;)

What the fuck are you smoking?? Good cops get railroaded out of departments all the time.

That should've read "cliches" (so much for the apparently-exotic punctuation...).

This is why I like modern Buddhist cultures [like Thailand and Tibet]; they refuse to stereotype themselves and become clichés. :p

Exactly! That's the whole point they're trying to make; U.S. beef is safe... so why are we even talking about this?? (/sarc) Nevermind the Yale study that showed a vast proportion of the brains of those [presumed to have died of Alzheimer's] being ridden with holes from vCJD... How else are the elites supposed to solve the population problem, if not through subterfuge?? ;)

Did it come out of the fucking pockets of the individuals responsible? Because if it didn't, it's definitely not going to send the needed message...

Too bad they didn't send her out as a human WMD, irradiating her surroundings like some sort of atomic-powered cruise missile...

Unless I'm mistaken, that's completely incorrect.

That was your big mistake; just wait till that solar flare comes*

*In my day, we burned yak butter to melt our solder.

So the Wachowskis weren't quite as confused as they seemed? :p

Which costs are you referring to; the costs to "The Powers That Be" (this is, after all, very much akin to the printing press in terms of its disruptionary potential to empower the masses) or the "costs" to those same masses (i.e "You'll hurt yourselves if you're allowed to protect yourselves with this")?

Yes. Among other things, it's the next logical step in the evolution of that we affectionately refer to as a dashcam.