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Several US schools to install pepper-spraying drones to respond to school shootings (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 228 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I predict the first kid to get pepper-sprayed will be Black.

[–] subOrange@lemmy.world 118 points 2 weeks ago

Not even Polymarket is taking those bets

[–] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 12 points 2 weeks ago

I predict the first kid to get pepper-sprayed will be Black.

Didn't you know that the only racist is the person who talks about it like that

/s

[–] arsCynic@piefed.social 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I bet it's gonna be Tolkien Black.
Tolkien Black

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

The call with Cartman was great.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago

Oops, that was just a poptart. We'll release a statement later vaguely alluding to a software malfunction without actually apologizing or assuming any responsibility.

[–] turdburglar@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

you’re not wrong.

in a more comical scenario, i predict that a programming club will get expelled for using their flipper zero to take control of the pepper spraying drone.