2 chapters across the catalog
The hosts critique the "defund the police" movement, specifically the proposal to replace armed officers with social workers. They argue that sending unarmed civilians into volatile mental health or suicidal situations is dangerous and may be a precursor to the privatization of policing or "RoboCop" technology.
The plot of the 1987 film "RoboCop" is used as a blueprint for the potential future of American cities. The hosts describe the film's premise of a mega-corporation, Omni Consumer Products, taking over a bankrupt police force to facilitate gentrification and the creation of a "utopia" called Delta City.
