[66509] in Cypherpunks
Re: AP [was: Re: Kiddie porn on the Internet] [NOISE]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (jim bell)
Wed Sep 25 21:52:20 1996
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 18:41:27 -0800
To: Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net>
From: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
At 07:24 AM 9/24/96 -0700, Dale Thorn wrote:
>Lessee if I have this right, now. We have basically three scenarios:
>
>1. Allow the status quo to continue (the justice system scam now run by
> Janet Reno/Louis Freeh types et al.
>2. Allow the people some democracy in applying justice through AP.
>3. Sometime in the future, build the Gort(?) robots, as in The Day The
> Earth Stood Still, and let them do the job.
>
>Whatcha think?
That's about it. I long ago noticed the similarity between AP and the
fictional Gort.
Problem is, Gort would have to be programmed. How would you write such a
program? Governments would want their hand in it. They'd insist on
"government exceptions" to rules, like: "All violence is forbiddden!
(except for violence by duly authorized government employees!)"
Not very practical.
Jim Bell
jimbell@pacifier.com
