Robocop
b"In this future there are no more human police officers. Is that even possible?\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0The future of policing is a really really complicated topic. And it\\u2019s also, and this might be the understatement of the year, a controversial one. On this episode we\\u2019re not going to try and give you a full picture of what the future of policing might be. That would take hours. Instead, we\\u2019re going to focus on two really specific pieces of this topic.\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0First we talk to Madeline Ashby, futurist and science fiction writer, about robots, and what it might be like if we replaced human law enforcement with robotic law enforcement. Then, we talk to historian and writer Walidah Imarisha, about a future with no cops at all. We also hear from Doug Wyllie, the Editor at Large for PoliceOne, who, perhaps unsurprisingly, doesn't like either proposal.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0Further reading:\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0Disrupt Tha Police by Madeline Ashby\\n\\xa0Bomb Robots: What Makes Killing In Dallas Different And What Happens Next?\\n\\xa0Robocop Delivers Pizza, Prevents Suicide\\n\\xa011 Police Robots Patrolling Around the World\\n\\xa0Machine Bias\\xa0\\n\\xa0Hard Truths: Law Enforcement and Race\\xa0\\n\\xa0Angels with Dirty Faces\\xa0\\n\\xa0Wrestling With Angels: Walidah Imarisha on Harm and Accountability\\n\\xa0Audre Lord Safe Outside the System Collective\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. Special thanks this week to Brent Rose. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0If you want to suggest a future we should take on, send us a note on Twitter, Facebook or by email at info@flashforwardpod.com. We love hearing your ideas! And if you think you\\u2019ve spotted one of the little references I\\u2019ve hidden in the episode, email us there too. If you\\u2019re right, I\\u2019ll send you something cool.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0And if you want to support the show, there are a few ways you can do that too! We have a Patreon page, where you can donate to the show. But if that\\u2019s not in the cards for you, you can head to iTunes and leave us a nice review or just tell your friends about us. Those things really do help.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"