The Grappler is a device that unfurls from a police car's front bumper during a car chase to snag the perp's tires and lock up their wheels. Of course, the fleeing suspect's car may be outfitted with its own James Bond-esque auto tech like a smoke screen or caltrop release mechanism.
Last night, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted yes on a policy approving police use of robots that can use lethal force. The policy was passed 8 to 3. Authorizing a robot to kill can only come from one of two San Francisco Police Department top officials. From the SF Chronicle: "There could be… READ THE REST
In Columbia County, Florida police arrested James Hodges, 61, for resisting an officer after they stopped him for jaywalking and noticed he was carrying a "gun." But it turned out Hodges is legally blind and the "gun" was actually his foldable cane that he uses as a navigation aid. The arresting officers, deputies Jayme Gohde… READ THE REST
Texas's Department of Public Safety has apologized to Emilia Marin for falsely accusing her of propping open a door and enabling the mass shooting which killed 19 children and two adults earlier this year. But it has refused to explain why it did so, why Col. Steve McCraw lied about her in a press conference,… READ THE REST
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