Without a doubt, The Wire was one of the best television shows ever. The depiction of the war on drugs as seen from the people on the streets of Baltimore and law enforcement agencies trying to get a handle on it, was some of the most realistic and heart wrenching.
Each of the five seasons featured a different aspect of city life, but the common thread was the role of drug culture, and how in too many cases, dealing drugs was just a means of survival where there were few other opportunities for employment and upward mobility.
Season 4 was about the educational system as it followed four kids in high school who were trying to stay on the straight and narrow path, but were pulled in by the forces around them. It is by far, the most realistic view of inner city public schools ever portrayed in the media.
Below the creator of the show, David Simon, is in the White House, talking to President Obama about the frugality of the war on drugs and the consequences of massive incarceration of non-violent drug offenders.
Each of the five seasons featured a different aspect of city life, but the common thread was the role of drug culture, and how in too many cases, dealing drugs was just a means of survival where there were few other opportunities for employment and upward mobility.
Season 4 was about the educational system as it followed four kids in high school who were trying to stay on the straight and narrow path, but were pulled in by the forces around them. It is by far, the most realistic view of inner city public schools ever portrayed in the media.
Below the creator of the show, David Simon, is in the White House, talking to President Obama about the frugality of the war on drugs and the consequences of massive incarceration of non-violent drug offenders.
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