An Apparent First in U.S. Law Enforcement Use of Unmanned Ground Vehicles
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This report discusses the use of a robot to kill an active shooter in Dallas, Texas on July 7, 2016, which has raised questions about what this might mean for how police use force in the future.
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This report discusses the use of a robot to kill an active shooter in Dallas, Texas on July 7, 2016, which has raised questions about what this might mean for how police use force in the future.
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James, Nathan.An Apparent First in U.S. Law Enforcement Use of Unmanned Ground Vehicles,
report,
July 26, 2016;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc944803/:
accessed May 28, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
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