The proposed bill aims at establishing specific justifications for deadly force by a drone and requiring the for deadly force from a drone to be made by the head of the agency that owns it.
provided drone video from an officer-involved shooting. The shot that was fired in that case did not come from APD's unmanned aircraft, but the video does show how close a drone can get to crime incidents.
HB 4249 amends state law regarding policies on drone use by state and local authorities. The proposed changes include having specific justifications for deadly force by a drone and requiring the order for deadly force from a drone to be made by the head of the agency that owns it. The current state law was originally passed because an unmanned vehicle was used to kill in Dallas in 2016. A rolling police robot was used to detonate a device that killed a man who shot several police officers.
"Of course, I think that is extremely important, and I'm open to those discussions," said Rep. Morales.
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