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AI Reincarnation, Trigger-Happy Town Officials, and Diddy's Legal Drama
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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Well, hello, good morning. It's Wednesday. We're halfway through the week, thank you, thank you. Thank you. Yesterday was a busy day at work yesterday, but it's over and today's going to be an easier day. It's going to be nice. I'm going to blog a little bit also today.
Speaker 1:I have some stories for you, so I have one, two, three, hopefully three, to get to this first one, I want to start with this one. Y'all, if you know, do you know Jason Owings, bigfoot on X? This next story? This guy looks just like him. Oh my gosh. It's not him, obviously, but this, oh my gosh. Okay, ai has gotten out of control. All right, here we go.
Speaker 1:Man shot dead in road rage incident reincarnated through AI video to deliver message to his killer in court. This was done by the victim's family. I don't like it. I know the victim's family did it. I don't think I would do it. I think it's just wrong. A man shot dead in a road rage incident nearly four years ago appeared in an Arizona courtroom Monday to forgive his killer from beyond the grave through an eerie 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, all right.
Speaker 1:A lifelike simulacrum of Christopher Pelkey, who was gunned down by Gabrielle Horsesitas in 2021, following a dispute in Chandler, arizona, spoke to a court audience in what is believed to be the first use of artificial intelligence to deliver a victim impact statement, according to local reports, to Gabriel Horsesitas, the man who shot me, it is a shame we encountered each other that day in those circumstances. The artificial rendition of pelky said to a packed courtroom in another life we probably would have been friends. You don't know that. No, this is wrong. I don't like it. Uh, horsey said gosh, these damn pop-up ads. Horsey's 50 was found guilty of manslaughter for shooting Pelkey, who was 37, to death when he approached his car during a road rage incident in 2021. Judge, I guess, was apparently moved to tears and gave the suspect that not the suspect, the person who did this, the killing an extra year of whatever sentence it was recommended. He gave him an extra year, so maybe it was a good thing. I don't know, I would not have done it. I don't like it. I think it's wrong because you're implying you, you're thinking you know what this person is going to say and how this person would feel, and you don't know that he's dead. Oh my gosh, I just think it's wrong. All right, moving on.
Speaker 1:Oh, this New York town official, john J Riley III, shot lost door dash driver who knocked on his door looking for directions. According to police, this is a I don't know, this is a tricky situation. I don't know what I would have done. I don't think I would have shot somebody, but you don't know. A New York town official, john J Riley III, shot lost door dash driver who knocked on his door looking for his direct, looking for directions. So this, okay, let me read it, you'll. You'll see why.
Speaker 1:A New York town official allegedly shot a lost DoorDash driver who had rang his home doorbell looking for directions during a late night delivery and it happened at like 9 30 at night, and the driver, of course, was not american a town of chester highway superintendent john j reilly. The third fired multiple shots striking the 24 year old driver in the back when the worker approached chester home. According to new york state police, the unidentified driver was out for a delivery for the popular online food ordering service. Okay, blah, blah, blah. He said I need help. The West African native cried out in a neighbor's doorbell camera video.
Speaker 1:Riley was inside his Orange County home, about 60 miles north of Manhattan, when the driver approached the house at 9 50 pm. The town official warned the driver to get off his property before he drew his gun and shot at the stranger several times. So the guy was outside. He wasn't in the house. He wasn't trying to break in the 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 shoot somebody like that just being on your property instead of trying to break into your house. The worker was hit once in the back and he also shot him in the back. So that was the guy trying to leave, I don't know. The worker was hit once in the back as he attempted to leave. As he attempted to leave the residential neighborhood. The guy did not need to shoot the guy. Luckily he was not killed.
Speaker 1:The driver's family recalled the harrowing encounter he had with riley. He asked the guy is this your? The guy said no and proceeded to say get off my property, he walks away. He's going about his day, going to his car, and the guy tries to murder him. So I mean, I think this is where we are.
Speaker 1:People are so riled up about these open borders and these criminals and bad guys coming in and this guy probably is obviously not a resident, is not a citizen, probably. And you hear all these stories all over the news. You know people are ginned up over this stuff and they're a little trigger happy, I think. I mean, what would you have done in this situation? I don't know, I don't think I would have gotten at my gun and shot him, unless he was trying to 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 that guy had left, I would have packed a suitcase and hauled ass to a hotel and spent the night somewhere else. Oh, I know I'm a big fraidy cat. Yeah, I know that's a little extreme, but that's you know, that's I don't know. This is where we are. People are so afraid now of everything, and maybe they should be.
Speaker 1:We're going to talk a little bit about Diddy's lawyer, diddy's court. His trial started the other day, or at least the selection of the jury started, and I'm not going to cover this story too much because it's probably going to get really gross and nasty and I don't want to read about that stuff. But I think this is funny. Diddy's lawyers slammed by judge for calling prosecutors a six-pack of white women. Look, if they have six white women as prosecutors, is that not just factual statement? Why is that offensive?
Speaker 1:The judge overseeing Sean Diddy Combs' sex trafficking trial ripped a member of his family's legal team Tuesday after the lawyer griped on his podcast oh my gosh about the all-women team of prosecutors in the case. So this guy didn't even do it in the courtroom, he did it on his own podcast. I guess the judge is listening in First of all, if the lawyer is having a podcast and talking about this, I don't know that this is a good thing. Um, this is ridiculous. Judge aaron sub subramanian said tuesday during a behind the closed doors dressing down of mark garagos, who represents combs mother and has been seen huddling with the embattled hip moguls lawyers. A court transcript shows oh, mark Garagos, are you really representing him? The mother of Sean Diddy Garagos drew the judge's ire for calling the all-women prosecution team a six-pack of white women on a recent episode of the podcast he hosts with TMZ founder Harvey Levin.
Speaker 1:But look, if the women are white and 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 the day, but we are going to get to the question of the day right now.
Speaker 1:Okay, wait a minute. I lied. I want to thank Giblets and Mr Sean's first. I thought I was thinking about y'all this morning as I was getting ready for work and you guys, just you always listen. You always quote me as a funny thing. You take my quotes out and you post them on Twitter out of context. You guys just crack me up when you do that. I love it so much. You guys make my day. I go to Twitter sometimes and I'm like, oh, where'd they say this? Because you guys are so funny. I love it. Thank you so much for listening and thank you so much for having fun with it and I appreciate it so much.
Speaker 1:All right, question of the day what's the favorite way you fix a pot roast? We're having Mississippi pot roast today. 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 to fix a pot roast? That is the question of the day. I am starving because we did our fasting yesterday, meaning we skipped dinner last night, and I'm so stupid hungry I'm going to. I have to be real quiet, otherwise I will pop off on somebody because I'm so hungry right now. All right, I got to go. Thanks for listening. Love y'all, bye.
