Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has slammed the NYPD for testing its new robot police dog in low-income communities of color.

Implying that the move was motivated by racism and discrimination against those from low socio-economic backgrounds, the 31-year-old Democratic congresswoman had a bone to pick with the department's "Digidog".

Last Thursday, February 25, AOC, who represents the 14th district in New York City, took to Twitter to write:

"Shout out to everyone who fought against community advocates who demanded these resources go to investments like school counseling instead.

"Now robotic surveillance ground drones are being deployed for testing on low-income communities of color with under-resourced schools."

In a follow-up tweet, she expressed disappointment at the fact that fewer efforts are made to invent groundbreaking technology, which helps better education, healthcare, and housing in lower-income areas.

She wrote to her 12.6 million followers:

"Please ask yourself: when was the last time you saw next-generation, world class technology for education, healthcare, housing, etc consistently prioritized for underserved communities like this?" 

Cortez's initial tweet was in response to a New York Post article, which reported on a home invasion that the Digidog responded to in the Bronx.

The state-of-the-art police dog was deployed at the home invasion as part of testing by the NYPD's Technical Assistance Response Unit.

It is believed that two men were held hostage at gunpoint in an apartment in the Bronx. The two suspects had reportedly pretended to be plumbers before entering the property where they then tied up their victims and tortured them. One of the hostages was able to escape and then called the authorities.

When the Digidog was deployed, it allowed the NYPD to ascertain that the armed assailants were no longer at the property. According to the NYPD, the men are still at large after stealing a cellphone and $2,000 in cash.

The artificially intelligent canine is able to film real-time footage and move about on its own. It can also run, go upstairs and see in the dark. The idea behind the innovation was that it would be deployed in emergency cases, which were potentially dangerous for police officers.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has slammed the NYPD for testing its new robot police dog in low-income communities of color.

Implying that the move was motivated by racism and discrimination against those from low socio-economic backgrounds, the 31-year-old Democratic congresswoman had a bone to pick with the department's "Digidog".

Last Thursday, February 25, AOC, who represents the 14th district in New York City, took to Twitter to write:

"Shout out to everyone who fought against community advocates who demanded these resources go to investments like school counseling instead.

"Now robotic surveillance ground drones are being deployed for testing on low-income communities of color with under-resourced schools."

In a follow-up tweet, she expressed disappointment at the fact that fewer efforts are made to invent groundbreaking technology, which helps better education, healthcare, and housing in lower-income areas.

She wrote to her 12.6 million followers:

"Please ask yourself: when was the last time you saw next-generation, world class technology for education, healthcare, housing, etc consistently prioritized for underserved communities like this?" 

Cortez's initial tweet was in response to a New York Post article, which reported on a home invasion that the Digidog responded to in the Bronx.

The state-of-the-art police dog was deployed at the home invasion as part of testing by the NYPD's Technical Assistance Response Unit.

It is believed that two men were held hostage at gunpoint in an apartment in the Bronx. The two suspects had reportedly pretended to be plumbers before entering the property where they then tied up their victims and tortured them. One of the hostages was able to escape and then called the authorities.

When the Digidog was deployed, it allowed the NYPD to ascertain that the armed assailants were no longer at the property. According to the NYPD, the men are still at large after stealing a cellphone and $2,000 in cash.

The artificially intelligent canine is able to film real-time footage and move about on its own. It can also run, go upstairs and see in the dark. The idea behind the innovation was that it would be deployed in emergency cases, which were potentially dangerous for police officers.