Follow Slashdot stories on Twitter

 



Forgot your password?
typodupeerror

Comment Re:2012 disasters, right (Score 1) 102

We had this back in 2051 as well...

Quote
Bot Kills Three in Accidental Shooting
APR - Paris, France

Yves-Pierre Adrien, Dominique Vittet, and Marie Philibert were heading home from
a late night on the town when they were gunned down in the street by a military
bot that mistakenly identified them as terrorists. Since the institution of
martial law in Paris, bots have regularly patrolled those areas with a high
level of criminal activity, armed with a visual database profiling thousands of
wanted terrorists, thieves, and drug dealers.

"It was awful", said Kristi Amiel. A waitress at Enfant Terrible - a nearby
cafe where the trio had their last cup of coffee - she was witness to the
shooting. "The bot just kept shooting and shooting until all you could hear
was an empty clicking sound, then one of the soldiers ran into the control
station across the street trying to shut it down, but nothing happened.
It just kept clicking... trying to shoot them again."

Police Prefect Hubert Dupuy defended the practice during a news conference
earlier today. "The bots are programmed to only use lethal force if the
suspects resist arrest, and while these deaths are tragedies to be mourned,
it in no way compromises the effectiveness of bots in keeping Parisians safe."
Quote

Comment A necessary measure to safeguard freedom (Score 1) 102

Stopping Terror - A New Perspective on Freedom

When one maniac can wipe out a city of twenty million with a microbe developed
in his basement, a new approach to law enforcement becomes necessary. Every
citizen of the world must be placed under surveillance. That means sky-cams
at every intersection, computer-mediated analysis of every phone call, e-mail,
and snail-mail, and a purely electronic economy in which every transaction is
recorded and data-mined for suspicious activity.

We are close to achieving this goal. Some would say that human liberty has
been compromised, but the reality is just the opposite. As surveillance
expands, people become free from danger, free to walk alone at night, free to
work in a safe place, and free to buy any legal product or service without the
threat of fraud. One day every man and woman will quietly earn credits,
purchase items for quiet homes on quiet streets, have cook-outs with neighbors
and strangers alike, and sleep with doors and windows wide open. If that
isn't the tranquil dream of every free civilization throughout history,
what is?

- Anna Navarre, Agent, UNATCO

Slashdot Top Deals

When it is incorrect, it is, at least *authoritatively* incorrect. -- Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy

Working...