San Francisco Votes to Give Cop Robots Explosives—and Permission to Kill
“We are living in a dystopian future, where we debate whether the police may use robots to execute citizens without a trial, jury, or judge,” Moyer said. She added: “No legal professional or ordinary resident should carry on as if it is normal.”
The police, on the other hand, argue that allowing robots to use lethal force could be useful in some situations. In an interview with the Post, former Los Angeles Police Department lieutenant Adam Bercovici referenced an incident in Dallas in 2016, where officers sent in a robot with a bomb to strike down a sniper who had killed five police officers. The Dallas incident was the first time American police officers used a robot to kill someone, according to Bercovici.
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