Holy shit.
So after Matt Guariglia
bringing it to my attention, I watched the San Francisco Board of Supervisors hearing on the SFPD's request for authority to arm robots. It is totally, totally unhinged.
https://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/player/clip/42549?view_id=10&redirect=true&h=5d0cfb5f80eb00808f0c65fc42a6f613
The SFPD assistant chief actually raises the hypothetical of a suicide bomber as an instance they would need to use a robot armed with a bomb.
If you have concerns about giving police authority to use lethally armed robots, you must just be a cop hater.
"Look, I'm a reasonable guy, BUT:
If we don't use lethal robots, our city will become a soft target."
"Here in SF, we're in a place where people want to harm us. The stone-cold reality is that we need explosive robots to stop coups and hate crimes."
"I hope we continue not to need it, but thank God we have this weaponry!"
More on this by Matthew Guariglia: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/let-them-know-san-francisco-shouldnt-arm-robots