Technology,
Government
Dec. 1, 2022
Objections, but no lawsuits yet over 'killer robot' approval
The San Francisco Police Department acquired the robots — which are not armed — between 2010 and 2017 and officers have been operating them under the governance of several general orders and the California Penal Code. Because of a recently passed state law, Assembly Bill 481, the department was required to obtain approval for continued use of any military equipment acquired before 2022.
Civil liberties and police oversight groups have criticized the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ OK for police to use lethal remote-controlled robots in emergency situations.
No civil liberties groups or defense agencies responded Wednesday to questions about whether they were planning to pursue any litigation regarding the Tuesday night approval.
The San Francisco public defender’s office had sent a letter...
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