A vote by San Francisco city supervisors in support of allowing police to use robots to kill people in emergency circumstances spurs concern and outrage.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department deploy a robot following a fatal shooting at a light-rail yard in San Jose, Calif., in 2021.Dec. 2, 2022, 11:12 PM UTCA vote by San Francisco city supervisors in support of allowing police to use robots to kill people in emergency circumstances has drawn criticism from experts in law enforcement and security who say it could lead to dangerous and unintended consequences.
After a contentious debate, the members of the board voted 8 to 3 in support of the policy, which will need to pass another vote by the board on Dec. 6 and then be signed by the mayor for it to become law. “I don’t think that we’ve done enough research" or that"we’ve really been thoughtful about this,” said Kirk Burkhalter, a law professor at the New York Law School and a retired detective with the New York City Police Department.
criticized the measure for using what he said is vague language that makes it “not at all unreasonable for us to assume that in standoffs with people in the midst of a mental health crisis or something police will now feel empowered to send out robots that are equipped with explosive charges.”
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