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It can also escalate the level of violence. For example if you know a robot will come after you with deadly force, probably going to go ahead and get heavily armed, potentially using black market robots. A cat and mouse game

It also removes all other nonviolent options. You’re left with a gun toting tv car and a loudspeaker. Cops other don’t apply force due to threat but due to disobedience of their target.

Danger isn't the reason they kill, it's just how they justify it.

Not always. I recently saw a video of a man attempting to stab a woman and the cop's bullets were clearly the only reason her jugular wasn't sliced open. It was CLOSE.

I disapprove of killer robots though.

One time istg no shit I dropped a bunch of change on the tile floor of the laundromat and a nickel landed on its edge.

If someone says a coin toss is 50/50 I don't jump in with "not always" though.