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What does it take for an ordinary person to cross lines they once thought unthinkable — and how do they live with it afterward?

In this episode, Andrew Gold speaks with Pieter Tritton, better known as Posh Pete, in one of his most candid conversations to date. This is not a story told for shock value or bravado. It’s a sober, reflective account of how power, fear, and survival can warp judgement — and how quickly moral boundaries collapse when consequences feel distant.

Tritton traces the path from a middle-class upbringing and university life into a world governed by threat and leverage rather than law. He explains how operating inside organised criminal networks isn’t driven by chaos, but by rigid hierarchies, expectations, and brutal enforcement. Decisions are made under pressure, often with incomplete information, and once authority is challenged, responses escalate fast.

Andrew presses Tritton on moments he now views as irreversible turning points — not in graphic detail, but in psychological terms. How does fear reshape decision-making? What happens when reputation becomes currency? And how do people rationalise actions they would once have condemned, simply to avoid becoming targets themselves?

A central theme of the conversation is dehumanisation. Tritton reflects on how environments built on intimidation erode empathy, replacing it with calculation. In such settings, moral reasoning gives way to survival logic — a shift he describes as gradual, not sudden. By the time lines are crossed, they no longer feel like lines at all.

Crucially, this episode does not glamorise violence or crime. Tritton speaks with visible discomfort about the long-term consequences: psychological scars, guilt, and the realisation that power gained through fear is both fragile and corrosive. The costs, he says, extend far beyond prison sentences — they linger in memory and identity.

Since his release, Tritton has chosen to speak openly about his past, not to excuse it, but to dismantle myths around criminal life. He challenges the idea that dominance equals control, arguing instead that it often signals vulnerability masked as strength.

If you’re interested in the psychology of power, how ordinary people become capable of extreme actions, or what accountability really looks like after the fact, this episode offers a rare, unvarnished perspective — told without theatrics, and without shortcuts.

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