And right here in Atlanta GA no less!No,, it's not like in the movie but it is a mechanical device, weighing about 300lbs, remote controlled and comes in real handy for getting rid of drug-dealers, shiftless panhandlers, car thieves and other miscreants at close range. Rufus Terrill , owner of O'Terril's pub in downtown Atlanta is an engineer by training, and being outraged enough at crime seeping into his neighborhood and the police either understaffed or unwilling to deal with it, channeled his anger into building a machine from a 3 wheeled scooter, a meat-smoker and equipping it with spotlights, a speaker system (utilizing a walkie-talkie) and a water-cannon, all tied to a remote control box. Late at night, he sends out the robot to patrol the area surrounding the pub and a local day care center (that gave him written authorization to do so),
People for the most part have been very appreciative of his efforts to control neighborhood crime, the Atlanta PD, somewhat hesitantly though (a spokesperson saying that using the water-cannon on anything other than a low setting could constitute an assault, which in this Owl's opinion is COMPLETE BS!), I'll bet at some point the ACLU (American Criminal Liberties Union) and not to mention that Dynamic Duo Sharpton & Jackson will pounce and come in playing a full deck of race cards.
Regardless, I have to tip my hat to this man for doing what the police are either unable or unwilling to do. I hope more and more people do things like this, or that even a line of security robots could be devised. I 'll even be so bold as to suggest a few additions:
- A taser and/or knockout gas for incapacitating criminals, making it easy for the police to bag the miscreant
- A specially modified .44 Magnum for extreme emergencies, save the taxpayers a few bucks by putting some of these punks 6 feet under.
See the story HERE, along with PIC's and VIDEO
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