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Re:Oakland cops hope to arm robots with lethal shotguns by jollyllama on Monday October 17, 2022 @12:17PM (#33235725)
This specific robot is just going to discourage de-escalation for suspects barricaded with guns; easier to send the shotgun robot in after such a person.
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Re:Oakland cops hope to arm robots with lethal shotguns by throwaway894345 on Monday October 17, 2022 @01:00PM (#33236443)
It can plausibly also stop the suspect from killing more people. This is the tension--balancing the rights of the innocent against those of unambiguous, active mass murderers.
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