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WCDT Strips 3311 - 3315 (Sept 19th - 24th)
SomeCanadianWeirdo:
Everyone is assuming Robocop( :-D) is actually a cop. If someone in plain clothes flashed me a badge I wouldn't have a clue if they were legit or not. It's also possible she's bent, and intends to use Faye somehow to extort Corpse Witch.
More generally it's interesting to consider AI cops in the QCverse. Given that anti-AI prejudice exists it's not hard to wonder what it's like to be what is probably one of the first AI cops. Even in the best case scenario there's bound to be some of her co-workers who don't want her around, and say nasty things when they think she can't hear them. (A dangerous assumption with an AI, who might be able to hear you from quite a distance.)
BenRG:
Oh, I have no doubt that some 'jokers' in the locker room think it's hilarious to put a bottle of 40W machine oil in her locker and she has to handle being known as 'Toaster Cop' and then being assured that it is just 'friendly ribbing' or 'hazing', likely by her Precinct Captain when she complains. However, like Bubbles, I suspect she joined because she wants to serve (and protect, in her case). I also wonder if she has her ways when dealing with suspects.
"So, Toaster, what do they call you back in the Big City?"
"They call me Ma'am."
Neko_Ali:
--- Quote from: brasca on 19 Sep 2016, 03:38 ---Surprised I didn't see an endless string of Law & Order AI Unit jokes yet.
While I think Corpse Witch is the most likely target I'm not entirely certain she's going to jail since she probably has lawyers and maybe even connections with the La Robo Nostra.
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Judging by the responses here, I would say the reason why there hasn't been a lot of joking about his is because many of don't find police entrapment funny. Way to many of us have been on the negative side of police interaction. Sometimes for the 'crime' of doing nothing wrong, or being the victim of an actual crime. Again, I'm speaking form experience living in the US here. But unless you have a lot of money/power/control/influence the police are not your friends. Even with 'good cops', any interaction with the police could end up with you in cuffs if they don't like what you have to say. The danger increases depending on who you are and who the cop is and what your area is like. Some of us, like myself, live in active, mortal fear of the police. Those that should, supposedly, be out there to protect law abiding citizens such as myself. But that's not really what they do. It's about protecting the status quo and making their quotas.
jheartney:
--- Quote from: Zebediah on 19 Sep 2016, 06:05 ---So, here's my take: Faye gets an immunity deal for herself in exchange for testimony. She has time to warn Bubbles to get out before the raid happens. She's out of a job again but otherwise in the clear. Meanwhile Bubbles has enough money to start her own repair business and hire Faye.
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If this kind of happy result happens without Faye lawyering up, she' an incredibly lucky person; Faye making any statements to police outside of an immunity deal is just going to screw up her personal situation. If the cops want Faye's help, they can come through with immunity first. If they don't like it they can thank all their brothers who entrapped, lied to and falsely convicted those in their custody in the past.
Zastie:
I can imagine this might be brushed off as first without any trouble (perhaps just a suspicious warning), but then Faye might not quit her job regardless of the spook. Then, after a while, it might turn into trouble.
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