A new study from mainland China’s internal security forces offers a glimpse into a future where urban unrest is managed by autonomous machines instead of police in riot gear.
In a scenario laid out by engineering experts from the People’s Armed Police Force (PAP), a crowd – incited by rumours following a military takeover of a large city – gathers in a central square to assault key government installations.
Their protest meets a swift response: roadblocks are suddenly deployed, cutting off their advance. Key instigators in the crowd are swiftly identified and captured.
Cut off from the internet and unable to broadcast their cause, the demonstrators eventually disperse on their own.
Throughout the entire ordeal, they do not confront a soldier or police officer in person.
The post China’s armed police mull riot control without human contact at all appeared first on World Online.
