San Francisco police seek permission for its robots to use deadly force
Have we learned nothing from Robocop?
"The San Francisco Police Department is currently petitioning the city's Board of Supervisors for permission to deploy robots to kill suspects that law enforcement deems a sufficient threat … The draft policy, which was written by the SFPD itself"
Follow up:
SF police ‘killer robots’ motion passes
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/sf-police-killer-robots-would-have-explosives-not-guns-sfpd/
"None of the robots will have firearms attached, but Mandelman said they could be asked to carry out deadly force in extreme situations."
"The San Francisco Police Department said it does not have pre-armed robots and has no plans to arm robots with guns. But the department could deploy robots equipped with explosive charges"
jfc
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police in San Francisco will have the ability to deploy potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations after supervisors of the politically Democratic city granted permission Tuesday in a board vote. City Supervisor Rafael Mandelman said SFPD will have access to seven robots “designed to neutralize dispose of bombs, and provide […]
More follow-up:
Let Them Know: San Francisco Shouldn’t Arm Robots
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/let-them-know-san-francisco-shouldnt-arm-robots
"The Board majority failed to address the many ways that police have used and misused technology, military equipment, and deadly force over recent decades."
"Fortunately, this fight isn’t over. The Board of Supervisors needs to vote again on this policy before it becomes effective."
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Nov. 29 voted 8 to 3 to approve on first reading a policy that would formally authorize the San Francisco Police Department to deploy deadly force via remote-controlled robots. The majority fell down the rabbit hole of security theater: doing anything to...
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