Probably more like seeking to avoid the legal controversy that surrounded Dallas PDs decision in 2016 to use a bomb robot strapped with C4 to blow up the Sniper that had spent most of the night shooting at them and killed 5 of them. Versus storming the snipers hide that he had turned into a kill zone. A lot of departments have either sought to codify that as an option in their tactics or just seek permission to use equipment including robots in a way not originally intended.
And according to the article that seems to have been the intention here. But like anything it’ll undoubtedly be warped and twisted to be used in other circumstances.
Robots are not alive, why would they need lethal force options?
Probably more like seeking to avoid the legal controversy that surrounded Dallas PDs decision in 2016 to use a bomb robot strapped with C4 to blow up the Sniper that had spent most of the night shooting at them and killed 5 of them. Versus storming the snipers hide that he had turned into a kill zone. A lot of departments have either sought to codify that as an option in their tactics or just seek permission to use equipment including robots in a way not originally intended.
And according to the article that seems to have been the intention here. But like anything it’ll undoubtedly be warped and twisted to be used in other circumstances.
My neighbor county SO burned that piece of shit Dorner to a crisp cause they couldn't get a shot on him. After 1M rounds expended try...