Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 21st August 2015

Dilbert//9624, first published 11 years ago on Friday 21st August 2015

Goes To Jail

Tags

guilt, innocence, cyborg, crime, criminal, fair, fairness, punishment, jail, responsibility

Official transcript

Dilbert Comic Strip Series - Dilbert Invents an External Brain Stimulator

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU'RE ARRESTING ME FOR KILLING TED, BUT A BUG IN MY CYBORG COMPONENTS MADE ME DO IT.

IF I GO TO JAIL, YOU WILL REMOVE THE CYBORG PARTS THAT CAUSED THE TROUBLE AND PUNISH THE ORGANIC PARTS OF ME THAT ARE INNOCENT.

IT'S FUNNY WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Cyborg Parts" and features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic humor and critiques of corporate culture.

Panel 1 Dilbert is arrested by a police officer, who claims that his arrest is due to the presence of a bug in his cyborg components. Dilbert responds with sarcasm, saying that he was only trying to kill Ted, but the bug in his cyborg parts made him do it.

Panel 2 The officer warns Dilbert that if he goes to jail, he will remove the cyborg parts that caused the trouble and punish the organic parts of him that are innocent. Dilbert is shocked and outraged by this statement.

Panel 3 Dilbert points to his cyborg parts and says, "It's funny when you put it that way." The officer looks confused, and Dilbert's sarcastic comment is left unanswered.

Summary The comic strip uses humor to comment on the absurdity of the situation and the officer's over-the-top response. It also highlights Dilbert's signature sarcastic tone and his ability to find humor in even the most ridiculous situations.

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