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Sheriff presents equipment-use policy to Rules Committee; item continued for edits after public concern
Summary
Sheriff Paul Miyamoto presented a detailed inventory and proposed equipment-use policy under AB 481 on Jan. 23, 2023; advocates raised concerns about authorized-use language, drone and less-lethal deployment in jails, and robot weaponization. The committee continued the item to Jan. 30 for edits and stakeholder follow-up.
Sheriff Paul Miyamoto and staff presented a comprehensive equipment inventory and proposed use policy required under state law (Assembly Bill 481) to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on Jan. 23, 2023. The presentation covered unmanned aircraft systems (drones), recon robots, mobile command vehicles, breaching shotguns, specialized firearms (including patrol rifles and sniper platforms), diversionary devices and less-lethal launchers.
Miyamoto told the committee the department’s small unmanned aircraft systems are used for search-and-rescue, disaster response and scene assessment, and that the department does not employ facial-recognition software or use drones for First Amendment activities. He described the recon scout robot as a camera-only device with no…
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