Board members emphasized the suspension is not permanent.
sent the ordinance back to its rules committee for changes
. Supervisors Matt Dorsey, Rafael Mandelman and Catherine Stefani each dissented, voting instead to charge ahead with the policy that the board approved in another 8-3 vote last week. Board members emphasized the suspension is not permanent; the new robot policy is simply not being implemented until certain changes are made.
Five board members who voted for the policy last week — Gordon Mar, Myrna Melgar, Connie Chan, Aaron Peskin and Ahsha Safai — each voted Tuesday to send it back to the rules committee for changes, marking a reversal. At least one supervisor, Mar, expressed on Twitter that he'd changed his mind about the policy after last week's vote.
"I'm grateful to all who've expressed concerns with our vote authorizing SFPD to use robots to kill suspects in extreme circumstances. Despite my own deep concerns with the policy, I voted for it after additional guardrails were added. I regret it. I will vote no tomorrow,"
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