Re:ACLU to police using robots: Tell us more
by tyingq on Monday December 02, 2019 @07:39AM
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I can't argue that killing him was a bad idea. He had the high ground and had killed and wounded several police officers. A pound of C-4 in a public place is pretty risky though. He was in a brick alcove on the second floor of El Centro Community College. They detonated the c4 on the other side of the brick wall.
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Re:ACLU to police using robots: Tell us more
by shakna on Monday December 02, 2019 @07:48AM
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Whilst any explosive in public can be a potentially unsafe compound, C4 is probably one of the better choices.
+ It is really difficult to detonate accidentally. (Even when it burns it may not detonate.)
+ It can be shaped, so that the charge only moves in the intended direction. (So the first floor isn't at immediate risk.)