Deadly Robots Approved By SF Supes

CBS San Francisco

November 30, 2022

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 in favor of a policy proposal to allow the SFPD to utilize military-grade weapons, including the controversial use of lethal remote-controlled robots.

The original draft stated the robots would only deploy deadly force "when risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent and outweighs any other force option available to SFPD."

In the final draft, the phrase "outweighs any other force option available to SFPD" was replaced with "officers cannot subdue the threat after using alternative force options or de-escalation tactics options or conclude that they will not be able to subdue the threat after evaluating alternative force options and de-escalation tactics. Only the Chief, Assistant Chief of Operations, or Deputy Chief of Special Operations may authorize the use of robots as a deadly force option."

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