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San Francisco officials ban lethal police robots after outcry

By Jack Birle
Published December 7, 2022 1:53am ET
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San Francisco officials ban lethal police robots after outcry
Officials in San Francisco have reversed a controversial policy that would have permitted the San Francisco Police Department to utilize robots equipped for deadly force in certain situations. The city Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to ban the robots a week after they voted 8-3 to allow the robots to be used in select instances […]


Officials in San Francisco have reversed a controversial policy that would have permitted the San Francisco Police Department to utilize robots equipped for deadly force in certain situations.

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