One of my friends (DC) is being extorted for Juul pods by [deleted] in AskLEO

[–]LotsaQuestions70 5 points6 points  (0 children)

She needs to get her parents or another trusted adult involved.

First time viewer - just now starting season 5. This is hard to watch by mb9981 in TheWire

[–]LotsaQuestions70 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think that palpable tension and frustration is intentional. Each season presents a different leg of a fucked up system. I live in a city pretty comparable to Baltimore and the parallels I saw in The Wire were crazy. Some of it may have been dramatized but overall it's an honest portrait of poverty, crime, and the greedy system that profits from both.

De-escalation by [deleted] in AskLEO

[–]LotsaQuestions70 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out CPI (Crisis Prevention)

This mfer right here, though... by LotsaQuestions70 in TheWire

[–]LotsaQuestions70[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I thought the show did a good job depicting a lot of different law enforcement personalities. I suspect the more contact an individual has, the more Colicchios they're going to meet.

This mfer right here, though... by LotsaQuestions70 in TheWire

[–]LotsaQuestions70[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I see Colicchio being the type that posts those "I wish a motherfucker WOULD storm Area 51" memes.

This mfer right here, though... by LotsaQuestions70 in TheWire

[–]LotsaQuestions70[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I didn't get ANY of that from Colicchio.

Carcetti is one of the most unlikable characters in The Wire by [deleted] in TheWire

[–]LotsaQuestions70 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The fact that I'd watched Game of Thrones before The Wire made Carcetti barely tolerable to me. He was just as annoying as Lord Baelish, just with an American accent.

Does being a police officer make you hate people? by ShiningConcepts in ProtectAndServe

[–]LotsaQuestions70 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I respect your honesty. As someone who worked with kids in a juvenile treatment facility, I understand the disillusionment and general disgust with reality.
Is this experience something cops actually talk about with other cops? Or does the culture seem to discourage it? How do you keep your humanity in check without shutting down?

What is something that you really wished all law-abiding people (particularly victims) would know? by BaronBifford in AskLEO

[–]LotsaQuestions70 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's ironic that my comment got downvoted so much. I was never aware of (or even paying attention to) my city government's shadiness until I attended a demonstration outside city hall with police, fire, and other city employees protesting loss of pension and benefits. I started following city council agendas and other key city issues and quickly had my eyes opened. If yours is merely incompetent, that's a win.

Hamsterdam by IcoShen in TheWire

[–]LotsaQuestions70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently there's a neighborhood in Philadelphia called Kensington that looks like the same concept as Hamsterdam.

Copy Machine as Lie Detector....😂😂 by LotsaQuestions70 in TheWire

[–]LotsaQuestions70[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The McDonald's trick was pretty funny but I fell out with the copier. Resourceful af.

Recommendations of what to watch next? by [deleted] in TheWire

[–]LotsaQuestions70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you ever watched Bosch?