Two days ago, I reported that the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) were using a robot to hassle homeless people and prevent them from camping in their parking lot. Yes, the folks who want you to give money to support homeless dogs have declared war on homeless people.
But the people have fought back. De Zeen reports:
A robot patrolling a street in San Francisco to ward off homeless people has been removed after complaints from locals, who also knocked it over and smeared it with feces.
The Knightscope K5 security robot was deployed by the San Francisco branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) to deter homeless people from sleeping and loitering near its building.
But it was forced to take away the 400-pound machine as it was operating in the public realm without a permit, and threatened with a $1,000-a-day fine.
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