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San Francisco makes U-turn on 'killer robots' plan - BBC

San Francisco makes U-turn on 'killer robots' plan - BBC

San Francisco makes U-turn on 'killer robots' plan - BBC
Dec 07, 2022 45 secs

San Francisco has reversed its decision to authorise police to use robots equipped with lethal weapons.

The proposal, which was passed last week by the city's legislators, the board of supervisors, would have allowed police to access robots that can kill.

The measure would have allowed the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to kill suspects with robots in extreme situations.

The vote came following a new California law requiring city police forces to keep inventories of military-grade equipment and seek approval for their use.

Police have argued that the robots would only be used in extreme circumstances.

They also said robots could be used to "incapacitate, or disorient violent, armed, or dangerous suspects who pose a risk of loss of life".

In 2016, police in Dallas, Texas, used a robot armed with C-4 explosive to kill a sniper who had killed five officers and injured several more.

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