The San Francisco Police Department said it would like the option to deploy robots equipped with explosive charges to disable suspects when lives are at stake.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote on Tuesday whether to allow the SFPD to utilize military-grade weapons, including the controversial use of lethal robots.
From sci-fi to the streets, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors considers a policy proposal on whether or not the San Francisco Police Department can use robots as a deadly force.
Supervisors in San Francisco voted Tuesday to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations -- following an emotionally charged debate that reflected divisions on the politically liberal board over support for law enforcement.
The Democratic San Francisco Board of Supervisors are heatedly debating a policy to allow police to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations. The 11-member board will vote Tuesday
Supervisors in San Francisco voted Tuesday to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations.
In a town like San Francisco that's filled with leaders who hate cops, guns, and individual liberty, armed robot cops sound like a colossally bad idea.
The Police Department said robots would use deadly force only “in extreme circumstances.” Opponents said the policy could lead to more police violence.
By Chris Boyette, CNN The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 Tuesday night to approve a controversial policy that would allow police to deploy robots capable of using lethal force in extraordinary circumstances, according to multiple reports.
San Francisco police got approval by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to use existing robots as a potential "deadly force option." The board signed off on the policy 8 to 3 with amendments.
Civil rights advocates opposed the idea, saying deploying robots capable of lethal force in any situation would lead to further militarization of police.
Opponents to the controversial policy said it would lead to the further militarization of a police force already too aggressive with poor and minority communities.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has approved a proposal that would authorize the San Francisco Police Department to use robots as a deadly force option, in certain circumstances.
San Francisco supervisors voted 8-3 on Tuesday to approve a policy that allows the police department to deploy robots equipped to use deadly force in emergency situations.
