Oakland cops hope to arm robots with lethal shotguns

Re:Oakland cops hope to arm robots with lethal shotguns by Teever on Monday October 17, 2022 @12:16PM (#33235695)

I'm sure the distinction between teleoperated machine and autonomous robot will be very important to the family killed by this machine the next time the Oakland police do a no-knock raid on the wrong house.

Whatever kind of machine this is at the end of the day it's a force multiplier. That's why it is used. It lets law enforcement leverage more force against people and it allows them to do so with further impunity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdokBQW7Suc

It's always disconcerting when people don't see a problem with that.

How much force projection should law enforcement have anyways?

How much is too much? Is it subjective or objective?

What are the checks and balances on this kind of equipment?

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Re:Oakland cops hope to arm robots with lethal shotguns by throwaway894345 on Monday October 17, 2022 @12:42PM (#33236111)

The criticism was that the title is clickbait, not that there is no problem with "increased force projection". The latter doesn't justify the former.

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Re:Oakland cops hope to arm robots with lethal shotguns by tanseydavid on Monday October 17, 2022 @01:03PM (#33236495)

Clickbait-accusation seems to imply "do not waste your time reading this." I think you are equivocating.

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Re:Oakland cops hope to arm robots with lethal shotguns by throwaway894345 on Monday October 17, 2022 @01:14PM (#33236668)

Clickbait means the title is more sensational than the article delivers, it doesn't mean that the article isn't worth reading (lots of unsensational things are worth reading). An article about the lethal potential of a remotely guided bomb disposal machine is entirely worth reading, but that doesn't justify describing it as a "lethal shotgun equipped robot", which is textbook equivocation--pretty bold to suggest that I'm the one equivocating.

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