BPR Full Show 6/3/20: On Protesting in a Pandemic

Today on Boston Public Radio:

Medical ethicist Art Caplan talked about the risks of protesting during a pandemic, and his views on the danger of rushing a COVID-19 vaccine. 

We opened lines to ask listeners: are you worried about the spread of the coronavirus at Black Lives Matter protests? 

We aired live audio from Gov. Charlie Baker’s Wednesday press conference. 

Boston Globe cannabis reporter Dan Adams discussed ties between racist marijuana prohibition laws and the current Black Lives Matter protests, as well as the looting on Sunday of Pure Oasis, the state's first Black-owned legal pot shop. 

CNN analyst Juliette Kayyem discussed new charges expected to be brought against the three additional police officers present during the killing of George Floyd, as well as the president’s authority within the 1807 Insurrection Act.