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by RugnirViking 2822 days ago
in much the same way that the pizza delivery driver could just drive home and take his truck and the pizzas. Or that someone could 'just' rob an armoured truck taking money to a bank.

Why don't people do it? Generally, very few people commit crimes in the first place. Especially if you make it difficult, and extra-especially if they are backed up by rule of law in your country.

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The pizza delivery driver probably wants their job more than a stack of pizza and often provides their own vehicle. And robbing armored bank trucks involves attacking people, there isn't the same moral guideline when it comes to robots. Flying pizza robots will be considered 'fair game' by a lot of people.
More people do it if it is easier. For example, far more people steal bikes than cars. Catching a drone with a pellet and a net and taking the pizza out isn't exactly unthinkable. Especially if you compare it to taking boltcutters to a bike lock (or a saw) and selling it for basically the price of a pizza.
Would you eat a pizza that's been dropped by a drone? I wouldn't.
Why not?