Armed robot dog (BostonDynamics Spot) helps end standoff on L.A. Metro bus

How long until there's no negotiation with authority?

You'll have 20 seconds to comply, though ;)

Tactics tend to change in response to changes to the balance of violence. Hope we won't see these types of standoffs change to hostage situations.

Once a certain level of violence is enacted against an action, it's rarely the exception: it's often on the way to be coded into law.

Armed robot dog (BostonDynamics Spot) helps end standoff on L.A. Metro bus (ktla.com)