Patrol is a new startup offering property owners the chance to rent out off-duty police officers to "protect their homes."

A spinoff of the company “Protector” — an Uber-style rentier app that lets users temporarily hire an armed bodyguard — Patrol offers property owners the chance to rent out “off-duty police officers to help protect their homes.”

  • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    15 days ago

    Cops have long made good money doing security work on the side. Nothing new about that.

    What is new is making an Uber-style app to be a single point of hire, this bringing police into the “gig economy”. I would care more if police hadn’t already proved that they’re willing weapons against the working class.