Unsubscribe Podcast Ep 233 Summary

Title: Angry Cops Saves JD Delay From Going Back To Jail
Date: October 5, 2025
Hosts: Eli Doubletap, Brandon Herrera, Donut Operator & The Fat Electrician (JD Delay)
Main Guests: Rich (Angry Cops)

Episode Overview

This episode delivers the signature mix of dark humor, wild anecdotes, inside law enforcement stories, and personal transformation. Special guest Rich (“Angry Cops”) joins the Unsubscribe crew, with much of the episode centering around prison, police work, criminal antics, and the surprising way a letter from Rich saved co-host JD Delay from going back to jail. The group also riff hilariously on fitness, community, content creation, criminal justice, and the sometimes gritty reality of reform and redemption.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Updates and Community Announcements

• Fitness Challenge and Community Love ([00:37])
  • JD gushes about the community's effort in the recent fitness challenge and the push to keep everyone motivated.
  • Announces updates on tour tickets (San Antonio, Orlando), new tactical footwear line, and celebrates his son’s creative project.
  • JD Delay: "I cannot stress how proud we are of each and every one of you that participated in this." [00:49]
• Texas & Community Vibe ([12:54])
  • The crew discusses how many content creators are moving to Texas and building a creative, supportive community.
  • Donut Operator: “I really dig it out here. Maybe get a spot out here in the future, because this is a cool state, man.” [13:53]

2. Career and Backgrounds: Law Enforcement Paths

• Rich’s Unlikely Path to Policing ([07:10])
  • Rich shares his origin—almost an English teacher, unexpectedly became a cop, fueled by camaraderie and the thrill of the job.
  • Rich: “I was an English education major... but then I got picked up by the Buffalo Police Department... I loved it.” [07:10]
• Storytelling Origins and Early YouTube ([10:46])
  • Eli and Rich chat about writing hundreds of articles for law enforcement sites as a gateway to their YouTube storytelling.
  • Eli: “I wrote for a company, defunct company called Blue Lives Matter, and I wrote a couple hundred articles for them...that’s what led up to, like, the breaking down police footage.” [10:46]

3. Gritty and Hilarious Law Enforcement Tales

• Police, Prison, and Community Building ([17:13], [59:30])

  • The hosts and guests muse on the differences between early YouTube, the boost of communal content, and how supporting each other is rare and valuable in their space.
  • They compare police work to “adult daycare” and share strategies of catching suspects and prison survival.
  • Eli: “Policing really is just like daycare. It’s adult daycare.” [62:13]
  • Donut Operator: “Bro. And imagine being a correctional officer because that really is adult daycare.” [62:32]

• Chase Stories & Prison Hide-And-Seek ([59:30])

  • War stories about searching homes, hiding behind doors, and the childish tricks criminals use to evade police.
  • Eli: “Dudes that hide behind doors...I broke a guy’s nose one time ‘cause I just pushed the door in as hard as I could.” [59:30]

4. Prison Realities, Hierarchies, & Rehabilitation

• How Prison Works/Should Work ([67:43])

  • Donut Operator and guests discuss real conditions in American prisons versus media hysteria, using “Alligator Alcatraz” as an example.
  • Debate the merits of rehabilitation/community control for nonviolent inmates, versus strict incarceration for those beyond reform.
  • Donut Operator: “I think what we need to do is start focusing more on rehabilitation... Let them spend that time doing something productive instead of being a drain.” [67:43]

• Consequences for Chomos & Prison Justice ([76:37] & [87:14])

  • Prison culture and the unwritten rules about inmates with certain charges (notably, crimes against children).
  • Details on how inmates and gangs police their own, creatively forcing out or isolating sex offenders, and sharing stories of “poetic justice.”
  • Donut Operator: “Chomos are never an issue for the cops unless a gang sends them on a mission because they’re not actual criminals.” [75:32]
  • Donut: “You are who you associate with is a reflection of you. So they should have had the moral aptitude and the spine to have those people removed from those positions.” [81:47]

• Dark Prison Humor & Redemption ([89:00]; [73:57]; [98:16])

  • Tales of “justice” inside prison, such as a baby-shaker’s fate and what happens to snitches.
  • Discussion of unsolicited prison pro tips ("wear three pairs of underwear when you turn yourself in" [52:24]), smuggling, and the notorious “dead bird up the ass” prank.

5. JD Delay’s Legal Saga & Redemption

• How Angry Cops’ Letter Saved JD ([49:57]-[57:16])

  • JD relays his struggle to clear up old charges—a 12-year-old DUI that nearly sent him back behind bars for up to a year.
  • He credits character references from friends and law enforcement—including a heartfelt letter by Rich (Angry Cops)—for convincing both prosecutor and judge to grant him community service instead.
  • JD Delay: “Out of all those letters, the letter he stops on, he’s like, I want to read a quote out of this letter... and this is coming from an SVU detective, which shows that this man has made serious life changes.” [53:21]
  • Rich: “You know how many people I put in jail? I could take one out.” [56:16]

• Reflections on Accountability and Change

  • JD speaks candidly about personal growth and making amends for his past.
  • JD Delay: “I do everything I can every day to like, bring good into the world to balance those scales. Maybe someday I’ll feel like I’ve made up for that. But I’m not there yet. I’m working on getting there.” [49:26]

6. Pop Culture, YouTube, and Music Tangents

• YouTube Crossovers: ([18:05], [21:38])

  • Stories about creators successfully transitioning to other platforms (Joji, Oliver Tree, Alex Terrible), fangirling, and the rise of musical/creative YouTubers.
  • Donut Operator: “I have like very little idea most of the people you’re talking about, but when we’re about musicians who came up off of YouTube... Alex. Terrible. Oh, yeah, yeah, Alex. Love Alex." [21:38]

• Workout Motivation Riffs: ([26:10])

  • Banter about what motivates tough gym sessions—positive affirmation or relentless bullying?
  • Rich: “The one thing I want you to say is, ‘Nobody cares that you’re tired.’... Don’t be like, ‘you can do it.’ I go, I hate that. It doesn't motivate me at all.” [26:31]

• Movie/TV References: ([112:05])

  • Extended riffing on “The Count of Monte Cristo,” “True Detective,” “The Outsider,” and prison movies as reflections of real and imagined suffering.
  • Eli: “Such an underrated movie that no one watches anymore.” [113:15]

7. Scandal, Jokes, and Raucous Riffs

• Name Dropping and Roasts: (everywhere)

  • Endless ribbing over who does the most name dropping, gags about political candidates, and elaborate jokes about buttholes, “soaking,” and more.
  • JD Delay: “Tony actually has a prolapsed anus that looks like a meat sock, bro. And that he can actually golf with it.” [121:18]

• On Cancel Culture and Edgy Humor: ([39:10])

  • Discussion of using “edgy” jokes in public (and how it backfires politically), defending friends who get unfairly attacked, and standing by the thick-skinned, gallows humor of veteran and police communities.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Donut Operator: "I said I was a career criminal. I didn't say I was a good one." [00:11], [47:47]
• Rich (Angry Cops): “You know how many people I put in jail? I could take one out.” [56:16]
• JD Delay: "Out of all of those letters...the letter he stops on, he's like, I want to read a quote out of this letter. And he starts reading Rich's letter and he's like, and this is coming from an SVU detective, which shows that this man has made serious life changes." [53:21]
• Donut Operator: "Bro. And imagine being a correctional officer because that really is adult daycare." [62:32]
• Eli Double Tap: "Policing really is just like daycare. It's adult daycare." [62:13]
• Rich (Angry Cops): "Fist fights are fun. People forget that they're kind of cool." [09:49]
• Donut Operator, re: prison justice: "He ended up landing at the prison that I was at...they refused him PC and announced that this is the baby shaker coming in...he ended up falling up a flight of cement stairs." [87:14]
• Rich, about songwriting and English: “If you can say the sky is purple, black, and green all at the same time... you just have to wax on poetically... and then you're right.” [05:28]

Time-stamped Breakdown of Important Segments

• [00:37] Community & Fitness Challenge update, merch, and tour news
• [07:10] Rich’s backstory: war, English major, police career
• [10:46] From cop to content creator; how storytelling opened new doors
• [12:54] Content creator “exodus” to Texas; community support
• [26:10] Gym motivation: does tough love or positive affirmation work?
• [39:10] Political campaign attacks and the nature of edgy jokes
• [49:57 - 57:16] JD’s candid legal saga, redemption arc, and how Rich’s letter saved him
• [59:30] War stories: searching, chase tactics, "adult daycare" parallels
• [67:43] Prison realities vs. media myths; rehabilitation and re-entry talk
• [73:57; 87:14] How prisoners “police” their own, poetic justice in prison
• [112:05] The Count of Monte Cristo and pop culture on suffering and resilience
• [121:18] Hilarious roast: “Tony actually has a prolapsed anus that looks like a meat sock...”

Final Thoughts & Tone

The tone is as punchy, irreverent, and darkly comedic as fans expect, mixing gallows humor, self-deprecation, and genuine insight. Beneath the crackling banter and crude running jokes, JD Delay’s story of change, and how a fellow officer’s faith in him made the difference, gives this episode a note of hard-earned hope and camaraderie.

Summary in a Sentence:
A raw, raucous episode where cops, criminals, and creators swap war stories and jokes, but also reveal surprising truths about justice, redemption, and the power of sticking up for one another—even when that means a cop helps a former criminal avoid jail and keep rebuilding his life.