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Dallas Cops Kill Suspect with a Robot Delivered Bomb

08 Friday Jul 2016

Posted by Dagny Gromer in violence

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killer robot, police

In the mourning over the murders of five police officers in Dallas, and relief that the standoff had ended, one unusual detail stuck out: the manner in which police killed one suspect after negotiations failed.

“We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was,” Chief David Brown said in a press conference Friday morning. “Other options would have exposed our officers to grave danger. The suspect is deceased … He’s been deceased because of a detonation of the bomb.”

That use of a robot raises questions about the way police adopt and use new technologies. While many police forces have adopted robots—or, more accurately, remote-controlled devices—for uses like bomb detonation or delivery of non-lethal force like tear gas, using one to kill a suspect is at least highly unusual and quite possibly unprecedented.

“I’m not aware of officers using a remote-controlled device as a delivery mechanism for lethal force,” said Seth Stoughton, an assistant professor of law at the University of South Carolina who is a former police officer and expert on police methods. “This is sort of a new horizon for police technology. Robots have been around for a while, but using them to deliver lethal force raises some new issues.”

Robotics expert Peter Singer of New America also told the Associated Press he believed the use was unprecedented.

This may be the first time US police used a robot to intentionally kill a suspect. Link: http://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/07/dallas-police-robot/490478/

Trouble

07 Tuesday Jun 2016

Posted by Dagny Gromer in Prescott_AZ, Street Photography

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ambulance, fire department, police, prescott az, street photography, trouble

Trouble

Prescott police, fire department, and an ambulance. Seen on our dog walk. Some type of trouble, I don’t know what.

July 4th DUI Post

05 Sunday Jul 2015

Posted by Dagny Gromer in iPhone Photo, Prescott_AZ

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Cops Setting Up DUI Post for 4th of July
Prescott police, Az Dept of Public Safety, and Yavapai County Sheriffs set up a DUI post to catch impaired drivers on the evening of the 4th of July. This was on Iron Springs Road, near the hospital.
Did they catch you? 🙂

I Was Stopped by a Cop Yesterday.

27 Saturday Dec 2014

Posted by Dagny Gromer in civilization, life

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police, traffic stop

When I got pulled over by a Prescott cop yesterday while doing errands, I thought about all the troubles in the mainstream news between cops and blacks. My experience was very different.

I didn’t quite come to a stop at a stop sign.

No violence ensued. I was given a warning, not a ticket. Because I’m white, middle aged, female? Or because I pulled over when I saw the flashing lights? Was polite to the officer who was in turn polite with me? Because I had a valid driver’s license, vehicle registration, insurance card and am not a felon and I don’t have any warrants? I left my gun in my purse and the officer left his in his holster – funny how well things work when everyone behaves in a civilized manner.

 

Police Block Miller Valley Rd. in Prescott

21 Tuesday Jul 2009

Posted by Dagny Gromer in Prescott_AZ

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crime, police, prescott az

On my way to work at 6 am this morning (7/21/2009), I came across a police road block at Miller Valley Rd. and Fair St. Having only my Coolpix point and shoot, I got what photos I could.

Here’s a link from the Prescott Courier about the incident.

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Cops at Miller Valley Rd and Fair St. 7-21-2009 1

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Cops at Miller Valley Rd and Fair St. 7-21-2009 2

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