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Robot Escorted Away By Cops After Terrorizing Old Woman (futurism.com)

submitted 15 hours ago by resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 19 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Later, the clip shows two officers escorting the mechanical troublemaker away, in what is probably the silliest perp walk you’ll lay eyes on. One of the cops even places a hand on the robot’s shoulder, humanizing the display.

this is a mischaracterization. The cop was maintaining physical control. Either because he didn't want it walking away, or because it was tippy. or whatever. but it certainly wasn't a sympathetic pat.

[–] visch@quokk.au 6 points 9 hours ago

I don’t think it’s implying sympathy. Just that it makes it feel more human. Humanized.