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Rufus Terrill, owner of a downtown Atlanta bar named O'Terrills, has had it with the drug dealers and vandals around his business. So, he has done what any sane American man would do in this situation—build a robot out of a meat smoker to lay down the law. The "BumBot," as many of O'Terrills' patrons have dubbed it, is basically a meat smoker mounted onto a three-wheeled scooter. Armaments include a spotlight, loudspeaker, water cannon and an infrared camera. Plus, the whole thing is covered in rubber for protection.

When necessary, Terrill fires up the 400lb device and powers it from afar with a remote control. Using the control and a walkie-talkie, he approaches the vagrants around his bar and a local day care center to inform them via the robot's loudspeaker that they are trespassing on private property. If that doesn't do the trick, he gets rough with the water cannon.


So what do you think of the BumBot?  Does it dehumanize the homeless?  Do we need one here in North Carolina?
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cook2712 read my blog view my photos
Apr 24, 2008 | 3:53 PM

Yep, everyone should have one of those.........

mrmajestic read my blog view my photos
Apr 25, 2008 | 6:48 PM

They hang around a bar because intoxicated people are typically more generous and for the drug dealers, more apt to make a purchase. I acquired day laborers in my business fifteen years ago in Winston-Salem. I did this for five years. Most of the "vagrants" (your terminology) are those who choose not to work, don't care about themselves, and just want to drown their emotions with alchohol or drugs.
Most of the "homeless" are new at it and are trying to cope and work it out, because they have families and family units, and they want to get back on their feet. Bottom line is the "homeless" aren't the ones congregating outside a bar. These are the vagrants. Yes they have health and mental health issues, but most of these problems stem from the lifestyle they have chosen. It is easy to feel sorry for one, but not the other.

DW45 read my blog view my photos
Apr 25, 2008 | 6:57 PM

No, We don't need a "BUMBOT" in NC...We need a BUNCH of 'em...

Axekick read my blog view my photos
Apr 25, 2008 | 8:21 PM

Water cannon human beings hmmmmmm, I bet if he were to water cannon dogs or cats that were getting in his trash this community would be in an uproar!

DW45 read my blog view my photos
Apr 25, 2008 | 10:59 PM

Probably!....Still better than bullets, I guess -

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