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Originally Posted by Roger Rambo
Even that would be a squeamish response, especially given how ludicrously undermanned the inspectors and enforcers are for dealing with this problem. Given that the helmet people were committing wanton murders in public, you'd think they'd have sent in the military robots to exterminate anyone wearing that kind of helmet, then issue an announcement that anybody wearing a full face covering helmet was going to be shot on sight.
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I thought of that too, but she said at the beginning their robots weren't armed and had to be retrofitted.
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Makishima is right in calling this a parody of a dystopia. It's got this weird combination of ruthless totalitarianism, yet it still manages to be incredibly wussy at the same time.
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Yeah. To be honest, it's a bit of a story breaker, for me. I'm not sure if the author is trying to say something with this story, but whatever argument he's trying to make feels undermined as a result.