San Francisco police robots won’t be allowed to use deadly force — yet.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors suspended a policy that allowed police to use armed robots.Five board supervisors reversed their votes one week after approving the policy.Supervisor Gordon Mar changed his mind after considering the policy could set a precedent for the country.
While the city continues to consider the controversial policy, the supervisors allowed police to use the robots — without weapons attached — to check out potentially dangerous situations rather than send in its men,“Having robots that have eyes and ears and can remove bombs, which happens from time to time, is something that we want the police department to do while we continue to have this very controversial discussion,” said Supervisor Aaron Peskin.
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