I thought we had a thread for Questionable Content before, but I can't seem to find it.
Anyway, I just needed to say that today's
comic bummed me out, as it did its creator. I hope Faye doesn't go through with it. There's a pretty good chance she'll have a change of heart, I think. Sven definitely needs some comeuppance - karma still needs to bite him for that time he kicked Marten out the bathroom to deal with his date. What a jackdouche.
Edited by wingedcatgirl on Nov 5th 2025 at 3:25:39 PM
Dude, post a link to the new comic before you talk about the new comic.
I'm Charlie Owens, good night and good luck. PSNID: CEOIII 1117.....what did you think was gonna happen?
I'm Charlie Owens, good night and good luck. PSNID: CEOIII 1117Actions have long reaching consequences. We should not just assume that just because some arbitrary time has passed, that what you have done has been forgotten.
As a matter of fact, this bugs me as well: WHY exactly make robots that are sentient? If it was an accident, why KEEP making them? Machines are supposed to aid humanity, have them become criminals defeats the entire point. The Earth is overpopulated enough so have more potential resource drains on the world seems entirely useless.
The whole point of a limited-term sentence is that by the time you release the criminal, they won't want to commit the crime in question again. That generally involves a bit of rehabilitation-work, not just dumping them out on the streets once they're done with no money and a body that's literally falling apart.
Kind of difficult to renounce a life of crime when you've got zero non-criminal options once you're out again.
On why you'd want to make sapient robots - well, a person has far more potential in a billion different areas than a machine. Sometimes that potential goes bad (i.e., they become criminals), but sometimes it goes very, very good. Like, say, you create a warbot, they serve their term abroad, and then they come back and become a gifted politician, or the world's greatest chef. You're focusing way too much on the negatives here.
edited 5th Mar '16 3:37:19 AM by Iaculus
What's precedent ever done for us?May WAS a thief. May IS a convenience store clerk following the rules and paying her way. Isn't that the outcome we want? Shouldn't we support her reform?
If you think convicts should be tossed in the garbage, I refer you to Matthew 25:36.
If you're consumed with the need for continued consequences for her poor impulse control, reflect that a world of potential careers is now closed to her and she may not even be allowed to vote.
The most selfish view, considering only public safety, is that society is better off with May on the right side of the law.
all crimes are punishable by death. hangings will continue until morale improves.
"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." TwitterI'm personally very optimistic about the concept of artificially created sentience, I mean most of the first world would go "Oh no dis is liek da terminator!! Computers cant feel feelings and will kill us!!!" and that would hinder the process of establishing and exploring the field of sentient AI, and there is a very real risk of a true artificial intelligence being a thief and wannabe fighter jet like May. But imagine living alongside a fully aware race of intelligent humanoids created by mankind. That would be indescribably awesome imo.
And while I do think May was a criminal jerk to land herself in jail, she's been attending court-mandated meetings and making friends - vitriolic or not - since getting out of jail, and staying out of trouble. Shaming someone for being a former criminal when they're genuinely turning themselves around, working a crappy job and following the rules of society rather than relapsing into criminal behavior that benefits them significantly more, is kinda jerky. Labelling someone a criminal for life is a self-fulfilling prophecy - can't work, kept at arm's length by everyone due to perceived dishonesty and/or violent behavior, and eventually giving up on being a good apple and becoming a full-time career criminal because it's the only path left to take.
Also, about sentient robots using up precious resources - so do babies. Selfish babies, who can't even hold down a job.
edited 5th Mar '16 4:41:29 PM by MrMallard
I agree on the need to allow people who've served their sentence to move on. It's a major issue in our culture. I know friends who struggle to find work due to a conviction years ago. I know another guy who regularly gets rousted from his home and forced to move because the churches and schools in the area shifted their location (sex offender conviction). They're both good people who are trying to get their life back together, but society keeps telling them that they're worthless for honest work with this undercurrent that the illegal work has no such restrictions.

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