What Follows is the working draft of "Cop Conundrum"
Recently, a young woman was pulled over by a cop for going 1.2 miles per hour over the speed limit. The issue with that was, the cop was supposed to be pursuing an elusive drug lord. His actions allowed the thug to get away and now an assorted group of individuals have managed to make it into your office, demanding action.
#1
“How ridiculous” cries, @@randomname1@@, the woman who was pulled over. “I was't going a more than mile or two over the speed limit, meanwhile, a hardened criminal was allowed to escape because some cop wanted to go for the easier payout! I demand action. Any cop who bails out of a normal assignment to get off a quick ticket should be tried for shirking duty!"
Outcome #1
pulling over someone for recess driving and shirking duty are synonymous in @@nation@@
#2
“Do you know how fast she were going?” @@randomname2@@, the cop who pulled @@randomname1@@ over inquires. Before @@randomname1@@ have a chance to answer he exclaims, “Too fast, I’m sorry but you did the crime, you will have to serve the time. It is regrettable that the drug lord escaped but alas, this woman was speeding, and the law is the law." At that he slaps a ticket onto the ground and begins to walk towards the door.
Outcome #2
Cops seem find speeding to be a more egregious crime than mass murder
#3
Your introverted secretary nervously pipes up, “I don't think we should let @@randomname1@@ off the hook completely, nor do I think he should be overly penalized. He isn't the problem, the problem is the system. It incentivizes cops to lie in wait for people and to snag them going one mile over the speed limit or all together abandon their post to snag someone who ran a red. If they didn’t have quotas to meet, they might but their time into taking down actual criminals, like the drug lord!
Outcome #3
Cops spend more time sleeping in their cars than driving them.
#4
Finally, your Science Minister, who, incidentally, owns a large robotics company, joins in the discussion, “The issue isn’t with quotas, it is just an issue with humans. They don’t do their jobs efficiently enough. Just buy some AI cops from a mechatronics company. Then problem solved. No quotas to fill, they don’t even have to be payed, and they are completely incorruptible. If we had AI cops, that drug lord would be behind bars! Of course, there is that little issue of price, and upkeep, but in the name of preserving the law, it’s worth it. Plus, I’ll throw in one free one with every purchase of 50,000 or more RobotCop 250’s.” Your minister winks and climbs back into the limo.
Outcome #4
The government spends ever more money on batteries for an ever growing fleet of AI cops.