Article 666DE San Francisco police propose using robots capable of ‘deadly force’

San Francisco police propose using robots capable of ‘deadly force’

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Samira Asma-Sadeque
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City's board of supervisors to consider proposal involving remote-controlled devices

The San Francisco police department has proposed that it be allowed to use robots with deadly force" while responding to incidents, according to a policy draft.

The document outlines how the department proposes to use its collection of robots, which number 17 in total although 12 are not operational.

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