ABSTRACT
Apparent First in U.S. Law Enforcement Use of Unmanned Ground Vehicles [July 26, 2016] [open pdf - 162KB]
"On the night of July 7, 2016, Micah Johnson opened fire on law enforcement officers who were observing a protest against police-involved shootings in Dallas, TX. Johnson killed five officers and wounded seven. Johnson was later killed by an explosive device deployed by a bomb disposal robot (also known as an 'unmanned ground vehicle,' or 'UGV'). While the tactic is being hailed by some as an innovative way to tackle a dangerous threat and a way to save officers' lives, the Dallas Police Department (DPD) use of a robot to kill an active shooter has raised questions about what this might mean for how police use force in the future."
Report Number: | CRS Insight, IN10537 |
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Date: | 2016-07-26 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Retrieved From: | Federation of American Scientists: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/index.html |
Format: | pdf |
Media Type: | application/pdf |
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