Topic: Police Squad

New Zealand's Minister of Police admitted to an "administrative error" where the Christchurch shooter was initially charged with murdering a person who is actually alive. Additionally, reports surfaced that a massive Armed Offenders Squad training exercise was taking place in Christchurch simultaneously with the attack. The government has since moved to criminalize the sharing of the shooter's video, labeling it objectionable content.

A report from downtown Austin describes a police shooting involving a suspect wearing a vest initially feared to be an improvised explosive device. The incident, reportedly involving a man upset about immigration, resulted in the suspect's death and a bomb squad investigation.

During the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, police detonated a suspicious backpack containing a rice cooker. The hosts criticize the media for following police orders not to show live video and argue that blowing up a harmless kitchen appliance is a form of "disgusting propaganda" used to maintain a police state.

The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) is distributing a "Cyber Bully Census" to New York students in grades 3-12. The hosts critique the survey questions, which ask children if they would support a "cyberbullying police squad." They argue the initiative is a "scourge" that could lead to the suppression of free speech.

A man in Spokane Valley caused a bomb scare by strapping household items to his chest with duct tape, leading to a police standoff. The incident is notable for the arresting officer's use of the phrase "divorced him from the item" to describe removing the fake bomb. The hosts mock the use of such pseudo-sophisticated jargon by law enforcement during routine mental health crises.