San Francisco police seek approval to use robots to deploy lethal force – By Candace Hathaway (The Blaze) / Nov 25, 2022
A recent draft proposal introduced by the San Francisco Police Department could authorize cops to use remote-controlled robots to deploy lethal force on suspects, KRON-TV reported.
If passed, the law enforcement equipment use policy will allow the SFPD to utilize heavy-duty robots for “training and simulations, criminal apprehensions, critical incidents, exigent circumstances, executing a warrant or during suspicious device assessments.”
According to the proposal, “Robots will only be used as a deadly force option when risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers are imminent and outweigh any other force option available to SFPD.”
