I agree we need humans in the loop for things like the administration of justice. But this is a case where humans _were_ in the loop yet acted like automatons

I agree we need humans in the loop for things like the administration of justice. But this is a case where humans _were_ in the loop yet acted like automatons themselves. They failed to apply the baseline level of judgment that would have stopped them filing felony charges for "embezzlement" of a VHS tape featuring a talking cat.