Robot Bomb

[Bengalzona]

(07-09-2016, 02:34 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: But they didn't employ a disproportionate amount of force.  So what is the difference between a bomb delivered via a robot and a drone piloted remotely?  Essentially, I don't see a difference.

So what is the difference between a bomb delivered via a robot and a team of door kickers stacked on a wall with bad intentions?  If they reached the point the suspect was armed and dangerous, had already used deadly force, and was not going to surrender without further violence any sort of assault team isn't going to use nonlethal munitions.  Would you send in an assault team if you thought the suspect was armed with a bomb and hope your team kills him before he blows them up?

I doubt there is an aftermarket line of bolt on, nonlethal munitions accessories for your EOD robot, but maybe I should apply for some patents. 

No difference between a bomb delivered via a robot and a drone piloted remotely. Those are essentially the same. But the question is not a difference between those delivery methods. It's a question of whether police should even use bombing holed-up suspects as a tactic.

Is there a reason why they didn't want to wait this guy out? 

Maybe there is. I don't know all of the details. And I'm not trying to "call you out". Just wondering.