Common Sense, Good Sense and Sensibility ... and Robots

August 17, 2009 1:37 PM

Atlanta mayor hopeful Rufus Terrill introduces an unusual new approach to handling homelessness: robots (video).
posted by rottytooth (11 comments total)

Countdown to the "Bum Bot" being peed on, knocked over, set on fire, and tossed into the back of a police car in 5, 4, 3, 2...
posted by The Whelk at 1:40 PM on August 17, 2009 [1 favorite]

Previously.

Christ, what an asshole. Do the right thing here, people of Atlanta.
posted by paisley henosis at 1:47 PM on August 17, 2009 [1 favorite]

And people want to know why I want the hell out of Atlanta. THIS is what he comes up with? And I don't know where to begin with employing homeless people in a bar. How many homeless folks are also alcoholics? (actual statistic not easily found, will leave it to your imagination.)

At any rate, by all means, blame the victim, starve the non-profit that helps the victim and while we're at it, lets criminalize being homeless. There. I'm back in the Reagan era.
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 1:47 PM on August 17, 2009

So is it OK to poop in this soon-to-be-deleted thread?
posted by fixedgear at 1:52 PM on August 17, 2009

ah, Republicans.
posted by @troy at 1:56 PM on August 17, 2009

How will they get rid of all the robots?
posted by rocket88 at 2:01 PM on August 17, 2009

lizards.
posted by The Whelk at 2:02 PM on August 17, 2009

That bumbot is useless without tasers.
posted by FelliniBlank at 2:02 PM on August 17, 2009

Robohobocop?
posted by rhymer at 2:03 PM on August 17, 2009 [1 favorite]

I think they misspelled his name, shouldn't it be Tyrell?
posted by doctor_negative at 2:04 PM on August 17, 2009

Look, we're sorry, so we've to offset this with a more civic-minded design, Charity Dalek. Donations are way, way up.
posted by kid ichorous at 2:06 PM on August 17, 2009