Sci-fi reflects our future. Consider “Robocop” (part 1)

I recently watched the 2014 remake of Robocop, and was impressed with how they have adjusted the story to reflect current events. One main aspect of the story was that a law had been passed in America preventing the use of robots/drones, due to public discomfort. The question was asked in a congressional hearing, “What does a robot feel if it kills a child?” The answer was “Nothing,” and that seemed to be enough to sustain public support of the robot ban. Yet we are already allowing robots into the public, such as Knightscope's K5 security robot. Questions are being raised about whether or not these security robots can be held to the same standards of privacy and evidence that police officers are held to. It might not be long before robots patrol our streets and drones hover above us, watching. As in the movie, Robocop, this may be achieved by simply selling us all on the belief that we will somehow be safer with robot law enforcement. Are we going to buy that argument?

http://singularityhub.com/2013/12/07/rise-of-the-robot-security-guards-r2d2-lookalike-k5/