Stephanie J. Lahey PhD: They know. That’s why they want the robot dogs and cops.

Not making any threats here, just thinking out loud as a historian — do they people brazenly pushing for impunity for the wealthy elites not know what traditionally comes next?

the combination of Ohio, Chevron, and Jarkesy is to tell the extraordinarily rich “there’s no one who can hold you accountable for anything if you can afford a lawsuit”

They’re assuming when it gets down to brass tacks that the highly militarized police forces are going to put down the rebellion

Generally in these situations the military wins. Whose side the military is on is the real question they should ask.

Depends on whether or not the military is also supported by the largest neoliberal bullshit empire in the world.

History is full of militaries breaking for one faction or another (or themselves alone!) all the time, often to the fatal surprise of one faction or another. Anyone who is certain how it would go is a fool.

And rich folks security/troops grabbing what they can and running, when things get hot. The problem with mercenaries…

They know. That’s why they want the robot dogs and cops.

I’ll say that while militaries are kinda wild cards in these scenarios, cops usually are not.

The issue isn’t ‘cops vs robots’; it’s ‘humans vs robots’. Some degree of unpredictability is inevitable with humans.

Counterpoint; the robots don’t actually work. There’s a reason why they’re always flashy demos and never at actual protests.

For now. Hence the ongoing expense and work to develop them.

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