AI Reincarnation, Trigger-Happy Town Officials, and Diddy's Legal Drama

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Halfway through the workweek, we're diving into several thought-provoking stories that highlight how technology and fear are reshaping our society in unexpected ways.

The episode begins with an unsettling examination of artificial intelligence's growing role in our justice system. A shooting victim in Arizona was digitally "resurrected" through AI to deliver a forgiveness message to his killer in court—a technological first that raises profound ethical questions. Should we be putting words in the mouths of the deceased, even with good intentions? The judge's emotional response resulted in a longer sentence, but does that justify crossing this technological boundary?

Next, we explore a disturbing case where a New York town official shot a DoorDash driver who simply knocked on his door seeking directions. The worker, a West African immigrant making late-night deliveries, was shot in the back while attempting to leave the property. This incident perfectly encapsulates how fear-driven reactions and heightened rhetoric about immigration may be creating dangerous situations in everyday interactions. When did asking for directions become a potentially deadly request?

The conversation shifts to Sean "Diddy" Combs' ongoing legal troubles, where a lawyer associated with his defense team faced judicial criticism for referring to prosecutors as "a six-pack of white women" on his podcast. Though factually accurate, the comment raised questions about professional conduct and appropriate commentary during high-profile cases.

Between news stories, there's gratitude for dedicated listeners who bring humor to the community by sharing quotes, and we wrap with today's burning question: What's your favorite way to prepare pot roast? Mississippi-style is on today's menu!

Listen now and join the conversation about where we draw ethical lines in technology, how fear influences our actions, and of course, your best pot roast recipes. Your perspective matters—share your thoughts with us!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, hello, good morning.
It's Wednesday.
We're halfway through the week,thank you, thank you.
Thank you.
Yesterday was a busy day atwork yesterday, but it's over
and today's going to be aneasier day.
It's going to be nice.
I'm going to blog a little bitalso today.
I have some stories for you, soI have one, two, three,

(00:23):
hopefully three, to get to thisfirst one, I want to start with
this one.
Y'all, if you know, do you knowJason Owings, bigfoot on X?
This next story?
This guy looks just like him.
Oh my gosh.
It's not him, obviously, butthis, oh my gosh.
Okay, ai has gotten out ofcontrol.

(00:45):
All right, here we go.
Man shot dead in road rageincident reincarnated through AI
video to deliver message to hiskiller in court.
This was done by the victim'sfamily.
I don't like it.
I know the victim's family didit.
I don't think I would do it.
I think it's just wrong.
A man shot dead in a road rageincident nearly four years ago

(01:11):
appeared in an Arizona courtroomMonday to forgive his killer
from beyond the grave through aneerie AI video played by his
family.
I just I don't like.
I would not have done this.
I don't think it's right.
I just I don't like.
I would not have done this.
I don't think it's right.
I just I don't like it.
I mean, it's all for the family, but whatever.
Oh, come on, close the ad, allright.

(01:33):
A lifelike simulacrum ofChristopher Pelkey, who was
gunned down by GabrielleHorsesitas in 2021, following a
dispute in Chandler, arizona,spoke to a court audience in
what is believed to be the firstuse of artificial intelligence

(01:53):
to deliver a victim impactstatement, according to local
reports, to Gabriel Horsesitas,the man who shot me, it is a
shame we encountered each otherthat day in those circumstances.
The artificial rendition ofpelky said to a packed courtroom
in another life we probablywould have been friends.

(02:13):
You don't know that.
No, this is wrong.
I don't like it.
Uh, horsey said gosh, thesedamn pop-up ads.
Horsey's 50 was found guilty ofmanslaughter for shooting
Pelkey, who was 37, to deathwhen he approached his car
during a road rage incident in2021.

(02:34):
Judge, I guess, was apparentlymoved to tears and gave the
suspect that not the suspect,the person who did this, the
killing an extra year ofwhatever sentence it was
recommended.
He gave him an extra year, somaybe it was a good thing.

(02:57):
I don't know, I would not havedone it.
I don't like it.
I think it's wrong becauseyou're implying you, you're
thinking you know what thisperson is going to say and how
this person would feel, and youdon't know that he's dead.
Oh my gosh, I just think it'swrong.
All right, moving on.
Oh, this New York town official,john J Riley III, shot lost

(03:22):
door dash driver who knocked onhis door looking for directions.
According to police, this is aI don't know, this is a tricky
situation.
I don't know what I would havedone.
I don't think I would have shotsomebody, but you don't know.
A New York town official, johnJ Riley III, shot lost door dash

(03:43):
driver who knocked on his doorlooking for his direct, looking
for directions.
So this, okay, let me read it,you'll.
You'll see why.
A New York town officialallegedly shot a lost DoorDash
driver who had rang his homedoorbell looking for directions
during a late night delivery andit happened at like 9 30 at
night, and the driver, of course, was not american a town of

(04:07):
chester highway superintendentjohn j reilly.
The third fired multiple shotsstriking the 24 year old driver
in the back when the workerapproached chester home.
According to new york statepolice, the unidentified driver
was out for a delivery for thepopular online food ordering
service.
Okay, blah, blah, blah.

(04:28):
He said I need help.
The West African native criedout in a neighbor's doorbell
camera video.
Riley was inside his OrangeCounty home, about 60 miles
north of Manhattan, when thedriver approached the house at 9
50 pm.
The town official warned thedriver to get off his property
before he drew his gun and shotat the stranger several times.

(04:51):
So the guy was outside.
He wasn't in the house.
He wasn't trying to break inthe house.
Uh.
So why didn't he call 911?
Why did he?
I don't know the laws there.
I don't know if you can shootsomebody like that just being on
your property instead of tryingto break into your house.
The worker was hit once in theback and he also shot him in the

(05:13):
back.
So that was the guy trying toleave, I don't know.
The worker was hit once in theback as he attempted to leave.
As he attempted to leave theresidential neighborhood.
The guy did not need to shootthe guy.
Luckily he was not killed.
The driver's family recalled theharrowing encounter he had with
riley.
He asked the guy is this your?

(05:35):
The guy said no and proceededto say get off my property, he
walks away.
He's going about his day, goingto his car, and the guy tries
to murder him.
So I mean, I think this iswhere we are.
People are so riled up aboutthese open borders and these
criminals and bad guys coming inand this guy probably is

(06:00):
obviously not a resident, is nota citizen, probably.
And you hear all these storiesall over the news.
You know people are ginned upover this stuff and they're a
little trigger happy, I think.
I mean, what would you havedone in this situation?
I don't know, I don't think Iwould have gotten at my gun and

(06:20):
shot him, unless he was tryingto break in the house.
Would I have dialed 911?
Probably not.
But if I'm there by myself,I'll tell you what I would do.
If I was by myself and if thatguy had left, I would have
packed a suitcase and hauled assto a hotel and spent the night
somewhere else.
Oh, I know I'm a big fraidy cat.
Yeah, I know that's a littleextreme, but that's you know,

(06:43):
that's I don't know.
This is where we are.
People are so afraid now ofeverything, and maybe they
should be.
We're going to talk a little bitabout Diddy's lawyer, diddy's
court.
His trial started the other day, or at least the selection of
the jury started, and I'm notgoing to cover this story too

(07:03):
much because it's probably goingto get really gross and nasty
and I don't want to read aboutthat stuff.
But I think this is funny.
Diddy's lawyers slammed byjudge for calling prosecutors a
six-pack of white women.
Look, if they have six whitewomen as prosecutors, is that

(07:23):
not just factual statement?
Why is that offensive?
The judge overseeing Sean DiddyCombs' sex trafficking trial
ripped a member of his family'slegal team Tuesday after the
lawyer griped on his podcast ohmy gosh about the all-women team
of prosecutors in the case.
So this guy didn't even do itin the courtroom, he did it on

(07:44):
his own podcast.
I guess the judge is listeningin First of all, if the lawyer
is having a podcast and talkingabout this, I don't know that
this is a good thing.
Um, this is ridiculous.
Judge aaron sub subramaniansaid tuesday during a behind the
closed doors dressing down ofmark garagos, who represents

(08:08):
combs mother and has been seenhuddling with the embattled hip
moguls lawyers.
A court transcript shows oh,mark Garagos, are you really
representing him?
The mother of Sean DiddyGaragos drew the judge's ire for
calling the all-womenprosecution team a six-pack of
white women on a recent episodeof the podcast he hosts with TMZ

(08:30):
founder Harvey Levin.
But look, if the women are whiteand there's six of them, why is
that an offensive statement?
It's just.
That is a factual statement.
A six-pack of white women.
Nothing wrong with that.
I'm not offended, are you?
That is not the question of theday, but we are going to get to
the question of the day rightnow.

(08:51):
Okay, wait a minute.
I lied.
I want to thank Giblets and MrSean's first.
I thought I was thinking abouty'all this morning as I was
getting ready for work and youguys, just you always listen.
You always quote me as a funnything.
You take my quotes out and youpost them on Twitter out of
context.
You guys just crack me up whenyou do that.

(09:12):
I love it so much.
You guys make my day.
I go to Twitter sometimes andI'm like, oh, where'd they say
this?
Because you guys are so funny.
I love it.
Thank you so much for listeningand thank you so much for
having fun with it and Iappreciate it so much.
All right, question of the daywhat's the favorite way you fix
a pot roast?
We're having Mississippi potroast today.

(09:33):
Look that up, I don't fix it.
The gent always cooks for us,so he has a way of fixing the
Mississippi pot roast.
So what is your favorite way tofix a pot roast?
That is the question of the day.
I am starving because we didour fasting yesterday, meaning
we skipped dinner last night,and I'm so stupid hungry I'm
going to.

(09:54):
I have to be real quiet,otherwise I will pop off on
somebody because I'm so hungryright now.
All right, I got to go.
Thanks for listening.
Love y'all, bye.