Ep. 118: Why Are Cops Photoshopping Mugshots?

When a bank robbery suspect's face tattoos didn’t appear in eyewitness descriptions or security camera footage, police edited them out of his mugshot. The incident has sparked outrage from activists, but photoshopped police lineups are surprisingly common. Reporter RJ Vogt joins us this week to explain the controversial practice, why it’s done, and when it goes too far. Also this week: A former Google engineer is arrested for taking self-driving car secrets to Uber, and Johnson & Johnson is hit with a $572 million verdict over its role in the opioid epidemic

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