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Dystopian Startup Lets the Wealthy Rent Off Duty Cops on Demand (futurism.com)
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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Nothing new here. Private citizens and organizations have rented real cops, both on and off duty, since forever. I can drop a dozen examples off the top of my head.

[–] WhatThaFudge@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yet none are dropped?

[–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

I’m not GP, but Stadiums, concerts, conventions, traffic control, high value stores like apple, etc.