But back on the civilian side, this would probably necessitate the creation of some sort of mechanized labor patrol squad for municipal police.

I'm not much for cop-a-ganda but I do love me some Patlabor.

While there is in fact a hole in my heart, I don't want newtypless gundam. I want pilots who read the manual (to be fair, this is actually what new types are. That is my fan theory and I'm sticking to it).

I yearn for the next stage of human evolution (that read the documentation).

I yearn for the simpler times when it was all about real robot and the only romance was the chaste will-they-won't-they between a mech-obsessed pilot, a very normal person (who, let's be honest, could do better), and the mecha of the former affections.