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21-03-2008, 03:36 PM
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In The Zone
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Man shot by killer robot
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19 Mar 08
AN 81-year-old Gold Coast man built, and yesterday used, an intricate suicide machine to remotely shoot himself, after downloading the plans from the internet.
The Burleigh Heads man, who lived alone, left notes of his plans and thoughts as he struggled to come to terms with demands by interstate relatives that he move out his home and into care.
He spent hours searching the internet for a way to kill himself, downloaded what he needed and then built a complex machine that would remotely fire a gun.
He set the device up in his driveway about 7am yesterday, placed himself in front of it and set it in motion.
His notes explained that he chose the driveway as he knew there were tradesmen working next door who would find his body. The plan worked as the workmen heard the gunshots and ran to investigate.
The Gold Coast Bulletin will not reveal how the machine worked, but it was attached to a .22 semi-automatic pistol loaded with four bullets.
It was able to fire multiple shots into the man's head after he activated it.
Suicide experts told The Gold Coast Bulletin that such machines were not unheard of, but were very rare.
In November last year, a euthanasia campaigner who once compared her plight to that of a sick dog, took her own life, ending her battle with bladder cancer and multiple sclerosis.
Warwick mother-of-four June Burns, 67, was finally at peace after taking her life, said her husband Bob.
Euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke said she died after using a drug she had kept since the late 1990s.
Mr Burns said his wife had been comforted during her illness by the fact she had a way to end her life.
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21-03-2008, 04:14 PM
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TechFreakiez.com
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
lolzz....WELCOME TO THE FUTURE>>>
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21-03-2008, 04:59 PM
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Human Spambot
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
Terminators are here. Run.
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21-03-2008, 06:20 PM
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
maniacs!! 
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21-03-2008, 06:35 PM
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Wise Old Owl
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
WTF.
We should go back in time now
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21-03-2008, 07:58 PM
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
Soon we'll be slaves under robots   .
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21-03-2008, 08:04 PM
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IM AS MAD AS HELL!!
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
we could hear , robot shot by men . it is intresting
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21-03-2008, 08:14 PM
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Commander in Chief
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
This behavior is a contradiction of the first and second (half) laws of Robotics. 
But lacking AI, I don't think it'd have done anything else.
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21-03-2008, 08:38 PM
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The Dark lord
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
Shot by a robot ...
well its very rare news
i wonder how our news channel would highlighting these news if it reached to them 
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21-03-2008, 09:45 PM
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Right Off the Assembly Line
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
One day only technique will be there no man else.
This is the starting soon metal wil convert itself in any shape.
Be ready everyone.
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22-03-2008, 02:38 AM
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Wahahaha~!
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
dawn of the robots, one of the ten ways the world will end
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22-03-2008, 09:55 AM
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
Wtf? He built a robot to shoot himself
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22-03-2008, 12:00 PM
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PhotonAttack
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
There is nothing to blame on robots guys why are you all mad ??
this is nothing different than shooting oneself with a gun instead of a hand he just use some machine... as simple as that..
the title of the article is just an attention grabbing gimmick 
the problem here are not robots but humans and human relations only just like it was 1000 years ago
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22-03-2008, 12:04 PM
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Human Spambot
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
What's the fault of the robot. He did as it was instructed to him by the maker. It depends upon the user how to use a thing(in a good way or bad).
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22-03-2008, 12:07 PM
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Human Spambot
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
Waste of life.
If he had to suicide,why didn't he do it in a obvoius way like jumping from skyscraper?
Built a robot & ask him to shoot.Crap.
Was he trying to become famous by doing such unusual feat?
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22-03-2008, 12:11 PM
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Wahahaha~!
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
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What's the fault of the robot. He did as it was instructed to him by the maker. It depends upon the user how to use a thing(in a good way or bad).
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and whats the fault when the robot's circuits are at fault.
porbably things gonna get bad sooner.
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22-03-2008, 02:39 PM
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The Thread Killer >:)
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
Why didn't he just shoot himself???:roll eyes:
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22-03-2008, 03:17 PM
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Wise Old Owl
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
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Originally Posted by phreak0ut
Why didn't he just shoot himself???:roll eyes:
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lol, he didnt bcoz e was a freak like u 
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22-03-2008, 03:37 PM
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Wahahaha~!
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
actually he wanted to punish all humanity, including him.
So the battle has begun, be ready comrades
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23-03-2008, 11:39 PM
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The Thread Killer >:)
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
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lol, he didnt bcoz e was a freak like u |
Meh, why suffer and spend so much money for just killing yourself?? Donate that money to charity. It'll be used better. I'm phreak, not freak
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24-03-2008, 01:00 PM
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Cool as a CUCUMBAR ! ! !
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
this is Terminator ki story ....
may b a great fan of series & though of experience same & ended his life ....
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24-03-2008, 03:34 PM
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Wahahaha~!
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
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Originally Posted by ax3
this is Terminator ki story ....
may b a great fan of series & though of experience same & ended his life ....
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or irobot ki ?
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24-03-2008, 03:43 PM
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The Smaller Bang
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
why do all this construction of machine thing ?
he could just have overdosed on pills or shot himself with a gun.
a robot was just made to make his death over-dramatic I guess.
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24-03-2008, 08:26 PM
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Alpha Geek
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Re: Man shot by killer robot
^^  he got what he wanted 
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