[XorNot]

Conversely an army of non-sapient robots would have a lot more options for dealing with belligerents. A human has to fire back when threatened because they don't want to die. A robot can take the hit, and risk being destroyed, because we can build another one.

[eeZah7Ux]

Judging by the use of drones for "extrajudicial" assassination, the narrative of robots as merciful weapons sounds dubious at best.

[bradyd]

Police in the US have already used a robot to execute a suspect after a sniper killed 5 police officers.

https://www.theverge.com/2016/7/8/12129348/dallas-shooting-b...

[XorNot]

A drone at 2 miles up isn't arresting anyone.

[eeZah7Ux]

Interesting comparison, in times of militarized trigger-happy police...

[XorNot]

Which again, a robot has no need or ability to be.