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Available
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Publication
ManyBooks.net
Description
Fiction. Literature. Science Fiction. Short Stories. HTML: In the mood for a thought-provoking read from the golden age of science fiction? Dip into "Arm of the Law" from mid-century SF virtuoso Harry Harrison. In this tale, Harrison recounts an experiment in robotic law enforcement that goes awry -- with an array of horrifying unforeseen consequences..
User reviews
LibraryThing member LisaShapter
A well-written story about the consequences of sending a straight-arrow robot to be a cop in a crooked Martian town.
LibraryThing member vis02124
A police robot is sent to an out-of-the-way post for testing, and quickly cleans up the town. Gritty, fast-paced, short story, with the robot always having exactly what's needed to do the job - he's a Superman without the need of a secret identity.
LibraryThing member lquilter
I liked seeing Harrison's early voice, but this story about a police robot helping to shake up a (space) colonial corrupt police department didn't really do anything interesting.
LibraryThing member sundowneruk
A great and quite amusing little tale
Original publication date
1958-08 (in Fantastic Universe)