The Joker doesn’t just commit crimes in The Dark Knight...he gets Gotham’s heroes to break the law for him. In this episode of Doug Defends, real defense attorney Doug Ridley and Billy Business examine how the Joker slowly dismantles Gotham’s justice system in The Dark Knight. Is Batman effectively acting as a police officer when he works with Gordon and Harvey Dent? Can Gotham prosecute Lau after Batman kidnaps him from Hong Kong? Could one courtroom really handle 549 mob defendants? And would Harvey’s dramatic gun incident immediately end his trial? We also break down Gordon allowing Batman to violently interrogate the Joker, whether Coleman Reese could legally expose Batman’s identity, Batman’s citywide cellphone surveillance system and the decision to conceal Harvey Dent’s crimes. By the end, Doug confronts the movie’s biggest question: Was the Joker actually right? Do Batman, Gordon and Harvey save Gotham or does the Joker successfully corrupt its entire legal system?

The Doug Defends Team:

Doug Ridley - Host, Defense Attorney at Ridley Defense

Billy Business - Co-Host, Producer, Editor

Linda Weg - Director of Operations

Music by www.purple-planet.com

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