The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is working on a new policy that would allow the police to kill suspects using robots..This is a new milestone for law enforcement and its use of robots and machines.. Golden Gate Bridge .On Tuesday, the new robot policy will go before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors as part of a broader set of rules around the use of law enforcement equipment..The robots would “only be used as a deadly force option when risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent and outweighs any other force option available.”.Other uses for the robots being considered include “training and simulations, criminal apprehensions, critical incidents, exigent circumstances, executing a warrant or during suspicious device assessments.”.Currently, the SFPD has 17 robots, but only 12 are “functional.”.The robots are already used for disarming explosives, lifting heavy objects, hazardous materials detection, and reconnaissance..Until now, the robots policy does not specifically say whether they are permitted or prohibited for the SFPD..“SFPD does not have any sort of specific plan in place as the unusually dangerous or spontaneous operations where SFPDs need to deliver deadly force via robot would be a rare and exceptional circumstance,” said SFPD Officer Eve Laokwansathitaya..Oakland Police Department attempted to implement armed robots, but local officials prohibited armed robots after a public outcry.. Riot Police .Law enforcement agencies want to use robots to keep officers out of harm’s way and eliminate “bias” in policing..Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area attorney Tifanei Moyer said the robot policy is not standard practice and should be rejected..“We are living in a dystopian future, where we debate whether the police may use robots to execute citizens without a trial, jury, or judge,” said Moyer..American Civil Liberties Union analyst Jay Stanley said the “biggest concern” with using armed robots is the potential they “will be over-used.”.“As robots allow deadly force to be applied more easily and with less risk to police officers, and as they get cheaper and more commonplace, there is a risk that they will turn into yet another avenue for abusive behaviour by some in law enforcement,” wrote Stanley..Boston Dynamics, who makes robots for police forces, signed a pledge in October refusing to allow their robots to be “weaponized.”.“We believe that adding weapons to robots that are remotely or autonomously operated … raises new risks of harm and serious ethical issues,” said Boston Dynamics in a statement..American police have only once used a robot to kill a person..In 2016, the Dallas Police Department killed a sniper with a robot mounted with a bomb after he shot five police officers in a protest and the DPD was unsuccessful in negotiating a peaceful solution in an hours-long standoff, according to Reuters..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is working on a new policy that would allow the police to kill suspects using robots..This is a new milestone for law enforcement and its use of robots and machines.. Golden Gate Bridge .On Tuesday, the new robot policy will go before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors as part of a broader set of rules around the use of law enforcement equipment..The robots would “only be used as a deadly force option when risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent and outweighs any other force option available.”.Other uses for the robots being considered include “training and simulations, criminal apprehensions, critical incidents, exigent circumstances, executing a warrant or during suspicious device assessments.”.Currently, the SFPD has 17 robots, but only 12 are “functional.”.The robots are already used for disarming explosives, lifting heavy objects, hazardous materials detection, and reconnaissance..Until now, the robots policy does not specifically say whether they are permitted or prohibited for the SFPD..“SFPD does not have any sort of specific plan in place as the unusually dangerous or spontaneous operations where SFPDs need to deliver deadly force via robot would be a rare and exceptional circumstance,” said SFPD Officer Eve Laokwansathitaya..Oakland Police Department attempted to implement armed robots, but local officials prohibited armed robots after a public outcry.. Riot Police .Law enforcement agencies want to use robots to keep officers out of harm’s way and eliminate “bias” in policing..Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area attorney Tifanei Moyer said the robot policy is not standard practice and should be rejected..“We are living in a dystopian future, where we debate whether the police may use robots to execute citizens without a trial, jury, or judge,” said Moyer..American Civil Liberties Union analyst Jay Stanley said the “biggest concern” with using armed robots is the potential they “will be over-used.”.“As robots allow deadly force to be applied more easily and with less risk to police officers, and as they get cheaper and more commonplace, there is a risk that they will turn into yet another avenue for abusive behaviour by some in law enforcement,” wrote Stanley..Boston Dynamics, who makes robots for police forces, signed a pledge in October refusing to allow their robots to be “weaponized.”.“We believe that adding weapons to robots that are remotely or autonomously operated … raises new risks of harm and serious ethical issues,” said Boston Dynamics in a statement..American police have only once used a robot to kill a person..In 2016, the Dallas Police Department killed a sniper with a robot mounted with a bomb after he shot five police officers in a protest and the DPD was unsuccessful in negotiating a peaceful solution in an hours-long standoff, according to Reuters..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
