RoboCop

And we're on in four, three,

two, one.

What if I told you that even the worst neighborhood in America

could be made completely safe.

And what if I told you that this could be accomplished

without risking the life of one single law enforcement officer.

How do I know this?

Because it's happening right now in every country in the world but this one.

I am Pat Novak, and welcome to "The Novak Element".

In tonight's State of the Union segment we will be joined by General Curtis Monroe

live from the War Room in the Pentagon.

General Monroe, welcome back. Good to see you, Pat.

Thank you for this unprecedented access to your operations.

Could you walk us through what we're seeing here? Well, this is a routine operation.

We found that random patrols helped the local population to feel safer and to trust us.

It's amazing. And what are these colored dots that we're seeing here, General?

These are our assets on the ground.

In green, we got the ED-209s.

They're the big boys. They secure the perimeter.

Purple are the smaller EM-208s. They sweep and mop up.

And the red dots, Pat, that's your film crew.

It is great to see American machines helping to promote peace and freedom abroad.

All right, you guys, this is a standard op, all right? There's no opposition expected.

I am going to set your markers to code red.

All our drones are going to give top priority to your safety.

No red assets have ever been lost. Okay? Okay. Does that make you feel better?

But, listen, keep those bracelets on, you're completely safe.

Okay? Good. Enjoy the show.

All right. Let's go.

May peace be upon you.

Please exit your homes with your arms raised for a non-invasive scanning procedure.

No one will be harmed.

Please exit your homes with your arms raised for a non-invasive scanning procedure.

No one will be harmed.

Scott, get me a shot of this.

Your co-operation is appreciated. We apologize for any inconvenience.

May peace be upon you.

Incredible.

Incredible. Not long ago, that would have been American men and women

risking their lives to pacify these people.

General, you care to comment on this?

Well, Pat, we had Vietnam, we had Iraq, we had Afghanistan.

Never again. From a military perspective, this has been invaluable.

We can accomplish our objectives without any loss to American lives

and I think the honest people over there really appreciate it.

And why wouldn't they?

For the first time in their lives they get to watch their children grow up

in an environment of safety and security.

Navid!

Get away from the window!

Mom! They're here! They're coming!

Come here! Come here right now!

Arash!

Navid! You stay with your mom and sisters!

But he's just a kid.

Seven!

Stay here with your mom and the kids!

What do you think you're doing? You heard me!

Arash, please don't go! Don't do this!

Navid! My dear! Come back here!

Navid!

Shut the door!

We're not here to kill any of them.

Got it?

The goal is to die on television.

Let's go!

Kelly. Can you hear me out there?

Loud and clear, Pat. I am here in sunny Tehran...

...where locals have clearly embraced these routine scans.

As you can see behind me, they're working in collaboration with the robots

and obviously their safety is everyone's top priority.

Don't make a move before I say...

I wanna make sure they're recording.

Yes!

Yes! Yes!

We're ready.

You will notice children in the streets as well. This is everyday life happening in perfect harmony.

Oh, great. Here, come here. Stay put, stay put, stay put.

It's fine. Don't worry. My guy's got it.

Navid! It's dangerous here!

Come away! Come...

Navid, where are you going?

Look at me! Navid! Navid!

What are you looking for? Navid!

Navid! Navid! What are you...

Navid! Don't go! Navid!

Oh, my God.

Drop your weapon.

Kelly? Kelly. Are you all right? Kelly.

We're okay, Pat. Our robots have just repelled some suicide bombers. Hold on, Kelly.

I am sorry, Kelly, but for security reasons the Pentagon's going to cut our feed to Tehran.

But, please, be careful. Yeah. I will continue to stand by.

Now you see how fundamental these robots are to our foreign policy.

So then tell me. Why can't we use these machines here at home?

Why is America so robophobic?

On the one hand, we have Raymond Sellars.

An entrepreneur and true American whose product just saved my colleague's life.

And on the other.

Hubert Dreyfus.

A man with both feet planted firmly in the past

whose bill prohibits the use of drones on US soil.

The American people support the Dreyfus Act

because they haven't experienced this technology and they fear what they don't understand.

We at "The Novak Element" support Mr. Sellars' efforts

to make our country and our viewers safer.

After all, what's more important than the safety of the American people?

- Hey, Murphy. - Hey.

How's Jack?

We don't know yet.

- Hey. Murphy. - How's it going? Good.

What the hell are they doing here? Six in the morgue. Lewis in the hospital.

This was the mother of all bad ideas. We got a lead on Antoine Vallon, we took it.

What lead?

Not in front of them.

This is bullshit. Yeah? Yeah, you got something to say, Murphy?

Vallon's our case. Yeah, two years without no arrest, no nothing? You have got to be dumb or dirty.

You got something on us? Or is this personal? No, it's nothing personal.

Although, I don't like you as a person. Okay, you two, out. No problem.

Maybe if you hadn't gone off the reservation, your partner would still be standing.

- What'd you say to me? - Hey, that's enough.

Okay, Alex.

It's just you and me now.

So me and Jack, we have been doing some street buys. We get a line on some guns.

We meet up with this low-level G called Jerry

who ends up having a piece he's not supposed to have.

Where the hell you get a gun like that, Jerry?

I can get you two whole crates full, man. Two crates?

No disrespect, J, but how a clown like you get so much product, man?

What's it matter where it comes from?

Why it matters, we don't want no dirty guns, Jerry.

These guns got bodies on them, Jerry? Yo, look, they're clean, all right?

You going to buy this shit or not? Hey, hey. Why you acting so nervous, man?

You fishing on us, Jerry? What'd you say?

- You think he fishing, D? - I think he's fishing on us.

Yo, what the hell are they talking about, man? Hey, let me see your phone.

Let me see your phone. I am not showing you my phone, man.

You recording this? What? I think you're a goddamn cop.

What the hell are you talking about, man? I am not showing you my phone.

Hey. Put your gun down. Put your phones on the table.

We're not cops, all right? We work for Antoine Vallon. What? Hey, hey.

Shut up. Shut up. What'd you say? Ends up he works for Vallon.

Before the meet, we ran the serial numbers on the rifles.

The guns were supposed to be in our evidence room.

Not out on the street. Intake papers blank. No signatures.

- What do you got? - Nothing.

How do you think that happened?

I am telling you, Murphy, this is a mistake.

These guys will shoot you just to see if they gun work.

We need back-up.

If we call for backup, word's going to get around the station. He's going to disappear.

It's going to be all right.

So we told Vallon we were gun buyers, and he bought it.

What do you two need with that much product? You plotting a coup?

Man, don't trip, we ain't going to bust a single shot in your town.

We got some problems back home with Chicago PD.

Yeah, I heard you don't like cops.

Hey, boss.

What do you got for me?

Really? We were just about to close the deal but someone tipped him off.

Gentlemen, I got to deal with this. Two minutes.

Make sure you kill them both.

I got two handguns, one automatic.

We got to get out of here. I am going to take the automatic. You sure about this?

You ready?

Move.

Lewis.

Lewis.

Officer down. Officer down, 331 Hamilton.

This is Detective Alex Murphy in need of immediate medical assistance. 331 Hamilton Road.

Jack.

Jack, come on. Jack. Can you hear me?

Jack. Stay with me.

Jack.

Alex, you don't do something like this unless you bring it to me first.

Vallon's connected. I am warning you, don't make any more moves until I vet this.

If officers are supplying him guns... That's up to IAD.

I will handle it.

I don't care how sophisticated these machines are, Mr. Sellars.

A machine does not know what it feels like to be human.

It can't understand the value of human life. Why should it be allowed to take one?

To legislate over life and death, we need people who understand right from wrong.

What do your machines feel? Well, they feel no anger. They feel no prejudice.

They feel no fatigue, which makes them ideal for law enforcement.

Putting these machines on the streets will save countless American lives.

You're evading the question. No, I am not. Yes, you're evading the question.

I asked what do these machines feel? If one of them killed a child,

what would it feel?

- Nothing. - And that's the problem.

That's why 72% of Americans will not stand for a robot pulling the trigger.

America is the world's most valuable market, and we can't touch it.

With a domestic expansion, we'd clear $600 billion per annum.

In other words, every second that law is in existence, we are hemorrhaging money.

What do you want me to do?

We have thrown cash at senators at both sides of the aisle. Nobody's budging.

They don't want to vote against their constituents.

So unless we sway public opinion, the battle's lost. Now, to that effect,

my team have come up with a pretty aggressive new campaign.

Wow factor off-the-charts. We need to give Americans a product they can love.

A figure they can rally behind. Sir, I have dissected this bill. There are no loopholes.

We can't put a machine on the streets. Forget machines. You saw the polls.