The Story of a Snitch
There is a superb article in this month's Atlantic Monthly. It's a real-life story of a snitch, or police informant, in Baltimore and all the tribulations and hardships endured by him. It's a sad story and it gives the reader a window into how the value system operates in this community. It really gets into the sociology behind why people in the community turn so much on those who cooperate with the police and is very complementary to Season Four and what Randy endures.
In a nutshell, the criminal element is so powerful and pervasive, and the reach and sway of the police so limited that law-and-order cannot really be enforced. It's vintage "Wire" in its cataloging of how institutions have failed and the unsavory characters that have filled its vacuum.
P.S. Here's a brief interview with Wendell Pierce (Bunk) from a Detroit paper.
Worth reading.
There is a superb article in this month's Atlantic Monthly. It's a real-life story of a snitch, or police informant, in Baltimore and all the tribulations and hardships endured by him. It's a sad story and it gives the reader a window into how the value system operates in this community. It really gets into the sociology behind why people in the community turn so much on those who cooperate with the police and is very complementary to Season Four and what Randy endures.
In a nutshell, the criminal element is so powerful and pervasive, and the reach and sway of the police so limited that law-and-order cannot really be enforced. It's vintage "Wire" in its cataloging of how institutions have failed and the unsavory characters that have filled its vacuum.
P.S. Here's a brief interview with Wendell Pierce (Bunk) from a Detroit paper.
Worth reading.
posted by Andy Sywak at 9:12 PM
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