Technology,
Civil Rights
Apr. 2, 2025
'Killer robots' bill debate turns tense over exception for police
A bill to ban weaponized consumer robots passed a key state Senate committee Tuesday -- but not before a heated debate over whether law enforcement should be exempt, with critics warning of a dangerous expansion of police power.
A routine committee hearing on a bill to ban weaponized consumer robots escalated into a sharp debate over police power and racial justice Tuesday, as California lawmakers, activists and industry lobbyists clashed over whether law enforcement should be allowed to deploy deadly robotic devices.
SB 93, written by Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson, D-San Diego, cleared the Senate Public Safety Committee 6-0 -- but not before the ACLU and other critics blasted the bill as a dangerous loophol...
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