1/7/25: Child’s Play (Cop Fights A Child In A Pool, Cops Use AI To Turn Themselves Into Frogs, More)

Police departments are increasingly relying on AI to write official reports — and this week, one of those systems produced a report claiming an officer turned into a frog after audio from The Princess and the Frog contaminated the file.We break down how and why police agencies are adopting AI despite clear accuracy failures, and what this means for accountability when automated systems are used to generate official records.The episode also examines a major legal ruling in Austin, Texas, where an appeals court overturned a jury conviction and acquitted a police officer who killed a man during a mental health crisis inside an elevator.We also discuss a former police officer who violently attacked a child in a swimming pool, a police chief who accidentally burned down a nursing home, and a Wisconsin judge convicted after helping a migrant avoid ICE arrest inside her courtroom.🎧 Bonus episode on Patreon covers Cop City protests and a Blackwater-linked company contracting with ICE.