New York voter urges state lawmakers to ban police use of armed drones and robots
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A verified voter from Syracuse, NY urges Governor Hochul and state legislators to pass legislation banning police use of weaponized drones and robots. The letter argues that without legal restrictions, technology companies' internal ethics policies are the only barrier to arming drones, and that the window for legislative action is closing as these technologies become embedded in law enforcement infrastructure.
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bskyNew York voter urges state lawmakers to ban police use of armed drones and robotsresist.botKey quotes
· 3 pulledPass legislation now banning police from using weaponized drones and robots in our state.
The window for action is closing fast — technology companies are already moving to fill the regulatory void, and once armed drones are embedded in law enforcement infrastructure, rolling them back becomes exponentially harder.
Right now, whether police can arm drones is governed more by corporate ethics than by law.
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