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blu_mOOn_2020 t1_it1c9q0 wrote

Reply to comment by Tutlesofpies in Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Los Angeles by nick7566

Cameras inside for now. Eventually every person that hails one will be pre-screen...

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Pufflekun t1_itr7v5n wrote

Okay, but what's to stop pedestrians from trashing the shit out of the cameras?

The police‽ In LA‽ Nowadays, they won't even look at black people for fear of losing their job over racism, never mind actually arresting a black person for something as "small" as destruction of property and endangering others. If >0% of the future vandals are black (and that's a pretty safe assumption to make), this company is gonna have a problem.

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blu_mOOn_2020 t1_its3uok wrote

True. So businesses will adapt...stop doing business at certain areas and certain times if the crime is that bad, restrictions will apply until city/police will be there to protect property. What's going to happen is security becomes a big part of life, or no business services will be there. It's a bit dyspotian, yes it will be if future remains on this destructive course.

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Pufflekun t1_its6eri wrote

> What's going to happen is security becomes a big part of life, or no business services will be there.

Going to happen? San Francisco is already lost! Virtually nobody with a business there is staying there. And LA is getting close to that point.

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blu_mOOn_2020 t1_its7dx4 wrote

There are still businesses to service the population, so the dyspotian scernio hadn't happened...yet. But when society is forced to adapt to this, above is what's going to happen down the road.

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