"Giant Death Robots Just a Precautionary Measure," says Princess Celestia
Canterlot, Equestria- The nation of Equestria is in an uproar today following the activation of 500, pony-killing death bots sent to monitor daily life in Equestrian communities.
"I know that this adjustment will be difficult," stated Princess Celestia at press time. "But if all of you just try to live your lives like you normally would, I'm sure you'll forget that they're even there."
Although many are willing to give the 10 foot tall, chain gun wielding robots a chance, most are still reluctant to allow them 24 hour access to their homes without the need of a warrant. Despite the negatives of the application of these titanium men, many point to the positives with unbridled enthusiasm.
"Well," says Dr. Stir Fry, the designer of these robots, "Of course my inventions may seem a bit unnecessary, but I assure you they will achieve their goal at all costs. The crime rate will plummet to nothing and the rate of wildfires caused by ponies will also be eradicated. Unfortunately in order to achieve such goals the robots are designed to strike before these crimes are committed. That means that if they have reasonable suspicion that you will do something heinous, they will not hesitate to execute you on the spot. It's alright though, as long as it doesn't look like you're plotting something, you should be perfectly alright. Oh yeah, and don't wear the color red. They absolutely loathe that color."
Beta testing of the robots has passed all federal regulations, having murdered less than 15% of the population of the control town. Though this may seem like a large amount, most drug testing takes at least 30% of a towns population on average. Needless to say, the robots will be out on the streets later today.
"As far as the private sector is concerned," continued Dr. Stir Fry, "We are already wrapping up finishing touches on our new Factory Robots designed to dispose of any lazy worker that does not meet his or her quota."