Police in San Francisco could deploy robots equipped with explosive charges 'to contact, incapacitate, or disorient violent, armed, or dangerous suspect' when lives are at stake
A federal program has long dispensed grenade launchers, camouflage uniforms, bayonets, armoured vehicles and other surplus military equipment to help local law enforcement - a source of significant controversy.Debate on Tuesday ran more than two hours with members on both sides accusing the other of fearmongering.
"We continuously are being asked to do things in the name of increasing weaponry and opportunities for negative interaction between the police department and people of colour," he said."This is just one of those things." The office wanted the board to reinstate language barring police from using robots against any person in an act of force.
"I think there's larger questions raised when progressives and progressive policies start looking to the public like they are anti-police," he said.
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