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Of course, the robot might object... Whether a robot is a "person" at all varies between stories. Sometimes, a robot is just a glorified toaster, there's no one home, no more inner experience than a wind up toy soldier has. Other times, robots are just people made of metal instead of meat. Depictions usually range between these two examples. But the more of a person the robot is, the more problematic it is to treat them like a toaster.
Even if we discount the robot's perspective, I might not want just anyone to have the power to turn my robot off. If I send my robot off on errands, if there is an easily accessible off switch, it's going to get pushed.
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