San Francisco's police chief is lauding the decision this week by the city's Board of Supervisors to approve the police use of lethal force by remote-controlled robots.
In an 8-to-3 vote Tuesday, supervisors approved the"Law Enforcement Equipment Policy" which allows the SFPD to use the robots, which could deploy deadly force in extreme circumstances to save or prevent further loss of life.
The policy states that deadly force by the robot is authorized"when risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent and officers cannot subdue the threat after using alternative force options or de-escalation tactics options or conclude that they will not be able to subdue the threat after evaluating alternative force options and de-escalation tactics."
"SF is not a warzone and these kinds of devices are not needed to protect this city," Preston said, noting on Twitter that"San Franciscans voted 62-38 [percent] not to entrust police with tasers. Pretty sure most San Franciscans wouldn't want police to have killer robots." In 2016, Dallas police ended a standoff with a gunman who had killed five officers by detonating a bomb attached to a remote-controlled robot in what's believed to be the first use of remotely-delivered deadly force by law enforcement in the U.S. The vote by San Francisco supervisors this week is also believed to be the first time a U.S. city has specifically authorized the practice.
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