Dystopian Startup Lets the Wealthy Rent Off Duty Cops on Demand

Dystopian Startup Lets the Wealthy Rent Off Duty Cops on Demand

You've heard of Rent-a-Cops before, but this is the real deal. A recently released app called "Patrol" has rolled out to affluent Los Angeles neighborhoods, including Brentwood, Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Holmby Hills, and Malibu, with "more areas coming soon." 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 o…