6/17/26: Horseplay With A Deadly Weapon

The Knicks won the title in five games. Unfortunately, the police were still busy committing crimes, so we had to record another episode.This week on KAWPS, we kick things off with an especially packed police misconduct headline roundup before digging into several major stories from around the country. We cover the bizarre incident in Pasadena where officers accidentally shot each other during alleged off-duty "horseplay," examine what is known so far about the killing of John Mendoza Jr., an unarmed teenager shot by Houston police inside his own home, and look at the growing nationwide resistance to massive AI data center projects.We also discuss new reporting on how federal law enforcement is preparing to respond to opposition against data center construction, and the Texas community fighting to save a public park from being replaced by a data center development.If you enjoy the show, support KAWPS on Patreon for weekly bonus episodes:patreon.com/kawpsthepodcast