#32. Along the Lines of… Police Power: Freedom, Human Rights, Covid, & Protests (with Trevor Brown‪)‬ Along the Lines

In this episode, Dan talks to his Dad, Trevor Brown, about a few different topics that include...  

- Police freedom to talk to the press  
- Police whistleblowing policies and culture over the years  
- Trevor's views on whistleblowing  
- The potential of police officers having an overly authoritarian mindset  
- How to prevent police officers becoming too power-hungry  
- The frustration of working within a criminal justice system that's in favour of the perpetrator  
- When humans rights and the police come into conflict  
- The potential negative results of compromising on any human rights  
- Trusting or distrusting government intentions
- Have the Covid restrictions been worth it?  
- When is it right for the restrictions to be breached?  
- Managing our moral views during these Covid restrictions  
- Trevor's criticism of journalism over this past year  
- Have the BBC been too biased during the past year?
- Do protests mostly "achieve absolutely nothing"?  
- How protests encourage conversation and change 

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Music: "Tombstone" by George Styles and Fluid Root (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RO4HfxP3sE)    

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