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Daily Mirror
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Charlie Jones

Police backtrack on 'killer robots' proposal after backlash to plan to blow suspects up

Police have backtracked on a controversial proposal that would allow the use of 'killer robots' to deliver explosives.

This comes after the plan's approval was met by fierce pushback, leading officials to reconsider.

San Francisco Police Department supervisors voted on Tuesday to explicitly ban the use of robots to kill suspects but have sent the issue back to a committee for further discussion.

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