San Francisco (USA) authorities have banned the use of robots to eliminate suspects and criminals. This was reported by the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper.

As SFC journalists noted, amid public outcry over the legality of police robot use, the Supervisory Board unanimously voted against the use of lethal robots. According to the authors, the “No to killer robots” campaign was launched after the previous permission from San Francisco authorities, and protesters gathered at city hall.

Council spokesman Dean Preston said the decision to use robots to kill criminals may have violated the law. “San Francisco residents say this loud and clear: there is no place for killer police robots in our city.”, – stressed Preston. As journalists point out, the use of robots in the police will likely resurface in the near future.

In addition, representatives of 44 public institutions signed the article against the employment law. “Using bomb disposal robots instead of delivering them is a prime example of the police escalation and militarization model”– registered compilers of the document.

San Francisco police authorized the use of robots to physically eliminate suspects and criminals in late November. Police promised to use deadly force only in emergencies.