Topic: Police Alerts

3 chapters across the catalog

Hot Rhetoric
Episode 784 2:38:00 - 2:39:53

784: Hot Rhetoric

See Something Say Something, Public Altercations

A "see something, say something" report involves a woman whose physical ailments may have affected her perception of a public altercation. The incident, which involved shouting and insults, was investigated by police due to the country's heightened state of alert regarding potential threats.

Episode 406 55:17 - 59:59

406: Zombie Walk

Kenneth Chamberlain, White Plains Police, Life Alert Fatality

Kenneth Chamberlain, an elderly man in White Plains, New York, was killed by police after accidentally triggering his Life Alert medical button. Audio recordings reveal that despite Chamberlain telling the operator he was fine and did not need assistance, police broke down his door, used a Taser on him, and eventually shot him. A grand jury subsequently exonerated the officers involved.

Disaster Capitalist
Episode 235 32:05 - 34:19

235: Disaster Capitalist

Media Misunderstanding of Internet Culture, San Luis Obispo Sheriff

The hosts criticize the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department and Tulsa police for standing by their Pedobear alerts despite media outlets like Gawker pointing out the character is a joke. They argue that the police and local news are manufacturing a threat out of a punchline, ignoring statistics that show most predators are known to the victims.