The venture firm’s latest hiring strategy appears to be expanding their traditional “disruptive” philosophy from software to subways.

The implication appears to be that a16z thinks cops like Penny for what he did, and thus, hiring Penny will make cops like the firm.

Penny is the man who infamously jumped on another man to hold him down and choke him dead, while claiming defense. Their next recruiting post is expected to emphasize how deadly chokeholds are eating the world:

Seeking entrepreneurs with a proven track record of violently taking matters into their own hands, preferably with their hands. Military experience a plus, mental health and de-escalation experience not required.

Sources say the firm is also updating their famous “It’s time to build” manifesto to include

It’s time to build… an alt-justice system, one dead subway passenger at a time.

When asked about their due diligence process, a spokesperson simply replied

We see this as a natural evolution of our ‘high mortality rate for profit’ investment strategy

The memo’s subtext seems to suggest that the best way to understand public safety is to fundamentally misunderstand public safety.

Next up in their American Dynamism portfolio: a startup developing an AI based robot that can automatically identify race to justify a questionable abuse of deadly force.