Re: murderbot
> This device is the police state's wet dream for crowd control
Definitely. It never has any scruples whatsoever, and unlike any human psychopaths it is always loyal, dedicated, and fairly intelligent. It doesn't require pay, doesn't take vacations, never sleeps, all it asks for is some food electricity. Definitely the perfect soldier.
Last but not least it is "just a machine", so lacks responsibility for any bad decisions it might take: Just promise to (severely) wipe its memory and it's back in the streets the next day. At worst, promise (or just pretend) to install a software upgrade.