What is the point? They have to have had X number of hostages die in a year before we approve a remotely controlled robot? Even if the number was zero, being a

What is the point? They have to have had X number of hostages die in a year before we approve a remotely controlled robot? Even if the number was zero, being able to remotely assess the situation before risking your own life and/or killing someone is nothing but a good thing. Officers don't shoot people for funsies, despite the current prevailing narrative. We remove all risk to an officer's life, and we will get more peaceful solutions. In the event violence is required to resolve a situation without harming innocents, this is by far the safest way to do that.