Good point. Though what if the suspect is threatening to shoot others, and there is a robot (with a live round) nearby? I get that cops can't be trusted to onl

Good point. Though what if the suspect is threatening to shoot others, and there is a robot (with a live round) nearby? I get that cops can't be trusted to only use it in this scenario (as implied by the author), but if hypothetical "better police officers" were available, should we allow it then? EDIT: theoretically the robot (even if remote controlled) could aim better.