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The Wire
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The Wire is an American crime drama television series set and produced in Baltimore, Maryland. Created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon, the Wire premiered on June 2,2002, and ended on March 9,2008, comprising 60 episodes over five seasons. Each season of The Wire introduces a different institution in the city of Baltimore and its relationship to law enforcement, while retaining characters and advancing storylines from previous seasons. In chronological order these are, the drug trade, the seaport system, the city government and bureaucracy, the school system. The large cast consists mainly of actors who are known for their other roles, as well as numerous real-life Baltimore and Maryland figures in guest. Simon has said that despite its framing as a drama, the show is really about the American city. Its about how institutions have an effect on individuals, whether one is a cop, a longshoreman, a drug dealer, a politician, a judge or a lawyer, all are ultimately compromised and must contend with whatever institution to which they are committed. The Wire is lauded for its themes, its uncommonly acute exploration of society and politics. Simon has stated that he set out to create a police drama loosely based on the experiences of his writing partner Ed Burns. Simon chose to set the show in Baltimore because of his familiarity with the city, Simon wanted to avoid a repeat of these conflicts and chose to take The Wire to HBO, because of their working relationship from the miniseries The Corner. HBO was initially doubtful about including a drama in its lineup. Simon approached the mayor of Baltimore, telling him that he wanted to give a bleak portrayal of aspects of the city. He hoped the show would change the opinions of some viewers, the casting of the show has been praised for avoiding big-name stars and using character actors who appear natural in their roles. The looks of the cast as a whole have been described as defying TV expectations by presenting a range of humanity on screen. Most of the cast is African-American, consistent with the demographics of Baltimore, the initial cast was assembled through a process of auditions and readings. Lance Reddick received the role of Cedric Daniels after auditioning for other parts. Michael K. Williams got the part of Omar Little after only a single audition, Jay Landsman, a longtime police officer who inspired the character of the same name, played Lieutenant Dennis Mello. Baltimore police commander Gary DAddario served as the technical advisor for the first two seasons and has a recurring role as prosecutor Gary DiPasquale
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Clark Johnson
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Clark Johnson, sometimes credited as Clark Slappy Jackson, Clarque Johnson, and J. Clark Johnson, is an American actor and director who has worked in both television and film. Johnson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the family eventually moved to Canada. He attended Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec and he has three siblings including jazz singer Molly Johnson and actress and singer Taborah Johnson. Johnson attended Eastern Michigan University on an athletic scholarship for football. He attended several universities including Loyola and the University of Ottawa before ending up at the Ontario College of Art as a film major. Johnson was drafted by the Canadian Football League, Johnson started in film doing special effects, including David Cronenbergs The Dead Zone. This behind-the-scenes work often served as a backup for him during the stages of his acting career. He began performing in films in 1981, landing roles in the films Killing em Softly, Colors, Wild Thing, Adventures in Babysitting. He also acted in a number of shows early in his career, including The Littlest Hobo, Night Heat, Hot Shots. Johnson regularly improvised during filming and made up his own jokes and dialogue, Johnson made the transition to director with the season four episode Map of the Heart. He also directed Betrayal, Valentines Day, Full Court Press, in 2013, Johnson made a brief cameo as Lewis in the Law & Order, Special Victims Unit episode Wonderland Story when the squad are at a retirement party for John Munch. Johnson worked on The Wire, reuniting with writer David Simon, Johnson directed the pilot episode The Target, second episode, fifth episode and series finale. He appeared as Gus Haynes, the fictional, principled city desk editor of the Baltimore Sun in the fifth, in 2013, Johnson starred as Sen. Robert Bettencourt in Amazons Alpha House, a political comedy written by Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau. Along with John Goodman, Johnson plays one of four Republican senators living together in a house on Capitol Hill, Johnson also directed the season finale for the shows first season. Johnson has spent the summer of 2014 filming Season Two and he also directed the first episodes of Seasons 1 and 2 of the 2005 mini-series Sleeper Cell. He also directed the first and last episodes of The Shield, Johnson directed the pilot episode of the FX drama Lights Out. The series stars The Wire cast members Pablo Schreiber and Reg E. Cathey and focuses on a retired heavyweight boxing champion. Night Heat TV series as Jefferson Adventures in Babysitting as Black Gang Leader Iron Eagle II as Graves E. N. G. Fighter. Boy as Silence The Shield TV series as Handsome Marshal, Episode 7
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David Simon
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David Judah Simon is an American author, journalist, writer, and producer. He worked for the Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years and wrote Homicide, A Year on the Killing Streets and co-wrote The Corner, A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood with Ed Burns. The former book was the basis for the NBC series Homicide, Life on the Street, Simon adapted the latter book into the HBO mini-series The Corner. He was the creator, executive producer, head writer, and he adapted the non-fiction book Generation Kill into a television mini-series, and served as the show runner for the project. He was selected as one of the 2010 MacArthur Fellows and named an Utne Reader visionary in 2011, Simon also created the HBO series Treme with Eric Overmyer, which aired for four seasons. Following Treme, Simon wrote the HBO mini-series Show Me a Hero with journalist William F. Zorzi, a colleague at The Baltimore Sun, in August 2015, HBO commissioned two pilots from Simons company Blown Deadline Productions. The first drama, The Deuce, about the New York porn industry in the 1970s and 1980s, would star Maggie Gyllenhaal, the second drama is an untitled program exploring a detailed examination of partisanship and money in Washington politics, to be co-produced with Carl Bernstein. Simon was born in Washington, D. C. the son of Dorothy Simon, a homemaker, and Bernard Simon, Simon was raised in a Jewish family with roots that originated in Eastern Europe and Hungary. He has a brother, Gary Simon, and a sister, Linda Evans, Simon graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, Maryland, and wrote for the school newspaper, The Tattler. In 1983, he graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, while at college he wrote for The Diamondback and became friends with contemporary David Mills. Upon leaving college, Simon worked as a reporter at The Baltimore Sun from 1982 to 1995. He spent most of his career covering the crime beat, a colleague has said that Simon loved journalism and felt it was Gods work. Simon says that he was initially altruistic and was inspired to enter journalism by the Washington Posts coverage of Watergate, later in his career he aimed to tell the best possible story without cheating it. Simon was a captain when the writing staff went on strike in 1987 over benefit cuts. He remained angry after the strike ended and began to feel uncomfortable in the writing room and he searched for a reason to justify a leave of absence and settled on the idea of writing a novel. I got out of journalism because some sons of bitches bought my newspaper and it stopped being fun, in an interview in Reason in 2004, Simon said that since leaving the newspaper business he has become more cynical about the power of journalism. One of the sad things about contemporary journalism is that it actually very little. The world now is almost inured to the power of journalism, the best journalism would manage to outrage people
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The Blind Boys of Alabama
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The Blind Boys of Alabama are a five-time Grammy Award-winning gospel group who first sang together in 1939. The Blind Boys have toured for seven decades, and created an extensive discography, the Blind Boys of Alabama sing mainly spiritually uplifting songs, as well as giving encouragement to those with disabilities. In the words of one of the group’s blind members, Ricky Mckinnie and its not about what you cant do. And what we do is sing good gospel music, the Blind Boys of Alabama first sang together in the school chorus in 1939 at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in Talladega, Alabama. The earliest version of the group was known as “The Happyland Jubilee Singers”, the group’s first professional performance was on June 10,1944. In 1945, the members dropped out of school and began touring the gospel circuit, a friendly rivalry sprouted between the two groups and continued henceforth. The two acts soon changed their names to the Five Blind Boys of Alabama and the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi and often toured together, in 1948, The Blind Boys of Alabama recorded their first single, “I Can See Everybody’s Mother But Mine” on the Veejay label. It was a hit and lead to a series of recordings on various record labels, during the 1950s black gospel music was popular, and the Blind Boys were one of the better known groups. Artists from pop and rock genres began to include aspects of black music in their arrangements and black gospel artists began crossing over to pop. During the 1960s and 1970s, soul music gained favor as a new type of black music. As a traditional group, the fortunes of The Blind Boys of Alabama waned during these decades. Soul music was spiritual and socially engaged pop music, and its sales exceeded those of its gospel forerunners. Although soul music became a financially successful route for many gospel artists. In the 1960s, the groups hard-driving gospel sound was imitated by people like Bobby Blue Bland, in 1969, Fountain left the group for a decade to try to make it on his own, and the group re-formed with all the original members in the late 70s. The band also joined the Civil Rights movement during the 1960s, up until this point, the Blind Boys of Alabama had primarily played for black church audiences. The group performed at the Worlds Fair in Knoxville in 1982, at that time the Five Blind Boys of Alabama began appearing collectively as Oedipus in the musical theater production The Gospel at Colonus. The play was acclaimed as a landmark in American Musical History and this production brought the Blind Boys to the attention of a mainstream audience. With this exposure, the Blind Boys began working in several genres, the Blind Boys released an album, Deep River in 1992, which was nominated for a Grammy Award
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Late Editions
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Late Editions is the ninth episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series, The Wire, the penultimate episode of the series. The episode was written by George Pelecanos from a story by David Simon and it aired on March 2,2008. As the series winds down, many of its players will be fired, honored, arrested, acquitted. A central tenet of the series is that the ethics of the characters dictate these fates much less than the machinations of the 21st century city. This is also a quote from 1992s Unforgiven. Lester mentions to Leander that they will need a Title 3 before being able to use the evidence found on Marlos crew phones. This refers to the Title III of The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, whereby for example, PC has been mentioned throughout the series. Lester also mentions to Daniels he needs an S. -and-s, warrant, that is, a search and seizure warrant, requested by the S. A. O. When Gus tells Steve he needs to get into Walter Reed, Steve reminds him that as a journalist, after the Post unveiled a scandal there in 2007, although credited, Michael Kenneth Williams does not appear in this episode. Todd Scofield as Jeff Price Brian E. McLarney as Brian McLarney Marcus Hamm as Marcus The cold opening shows Lester Freamon still slightly flummoxed by Marlos clock codes. He does figure something out, however, and calls Sydnor and this is a fresh one, he tells Sydnor. Freamon then calls McNulty and delivers words they both had been waiting for, Its on, Sydnor reports what he had seen, telling him about Partlows actions. Freamon tells Brown to forget Partlow and go for the big kill, the case is in the phones, he says, but admits that a Title III would be needed to look at them. Right before leaving, Freamon tells Sydnor that it is time to fess up, felicia Snoop Pearson sits in Levys office with O-Dog, who is still recovering from the shot he took from Omar during the ambush at Monks apartment. O-Dog is reluctantly taking the blame for the gun charge that Snoop, Levy tells O-Dog he might have to do a short stretch, but assures him that he will be well compensated. After the two leave, Herc recalls how different things are when police officers take one in the line as opposed to street soldiers, Marlo runs a tighter ship, Levy explains. Chris arrives at the dock to inspect the shipment and he is satisfied with what he sees and gives the go-ahead. Officers Garrick and Dozerman are watching from the weeds, Haynes continues his investigation regarding Templetons suspected lies
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HBO
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Home Box Office is an American premium cable and satellite television network that is owned by Time Warner through its respective flagship company Home Box Office, Inc. HBO is the oldest and longest continuously operating pay television service in the United States, in 2014, HBO had an adjusted operating income of US$1.79 billion, compared to the US$1.68 billion it accrued in 2013. HBO has 49 million subscribers in the United States and 130 million worldwide as of 2016, the network provides seven 24-hour multiplex channels, including HBO Comedy, HBO Latino, HBO Signature and HBO Family. It launched the streaming service HBO Now in April 2015, and has over 2 million subscribers in the United States as of February 2017. In addition to its U. S. subscriber base, HBO distributes content in at least 151 countries, HBO subscribers generally pay for an extra tier of service that includes other cable- and satellite-exclusive channels even before paying for the channel itself. Cable providers can require the use of a converter box – usually digital – in order to receive HBO, many HBO programs have been syndicated to other networks and broadcast television stations, and a number of HBO-produced series and films have been released on DVD. The new system, which Dolan named Sterling Information Services, became the first urban underground cable system in the United States. In that same year, Time-Life, Inc. purchased a 20% stake in Dolans company, in the summer of 1971, while on a family vacation in France, Charles Dolan began to think of ideas to make Sterling Manhattan profitable. He came up with the concept for a television service. Dolan later presented his idea to Time-Life management, though satellite distribution seemed only a distant possibility at the time, he persuaded Time-Life to back him on the project. To gauge whether consumers would be interested in subscribing to a pay television service, in a meeting of Dolan and some Time-Life executives who were working on the project, various other names were discussed for the new service. Home Box Office launched on November 8,1972, however, HBOs launch came without fanfare in the press, as it was not covered by any local or national media outlets. Home Box Office distributed its first sports event immediately after the film, Four months later in February 1973, Home Box Office aired its first television special, the Pennsylvania Polka Festival. Home Box Office would use a network of relay towers to distribute its programming to cable systems throughout its service area. Sterling Manhattan Cable continued to lose money because the company had only a small base of 20,000 customers in Manhattan. Time-Life dropped the Sterling name and the company was renamed Manhattan Cable Television under Time-Lifes control in March 1973, Gerald Levin, who had been with Home Box Office since it began operations as its vice president of programming, replaced Dolan as the companys president and chief executive officer. In September 1973, Time-Life, Inc. completed its acquisition of the pay service. HBO would eventually increase its fortunes within two years, by April 1975, the service had around 100,000 subscribers in Pennsylvania and New York state, in 1974, they settled on using a geostationary communications satellite to transmit HBO to cable providers throughout the United States
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The Wire (season 5)
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The fifth and final season of the television series The Wire commenced airing in the United States on January 6,2008, and concluded on March 9,2008, it contained 10 episodes. The series continued to examine the Baltimore police department, the Stanfield organization, the fifth season aired on Sundays at 9,00 pm ET in the United States. The season was released on DVD as a four disc boxed set under the title of The Wire, HBO announced on September 12,2006 that it commissioned a fifth and final season consisting of 13 episodes, which was later reduced to ten. On April 30,2007, production for Season 5 officially began, filming wrapped early in the morning of September 1,2007 and the first episode aired on January 6,2008. In an interview with Slate on December 1,2006, David Simon said that Season 5 would be about the media and media consumption, a major focus would be journalism, which would be dramatized through a newspaper modeled after The Baltimore Sun. The theme, according to Simon, would deal with what stories get told and what dont and why it is that things stay the same. Issues such as the quest for profit, the decrease in the number of reporters, in the same interview, Simon indicated that no other theme seemed substantial enough to warrant a sixth season, except possibly the large influx of Latinos into Baltimore. He noted, however, that no writer on the show spoke Spanish or had any intimate knowledge of the citys Latino population. He also hinted that Mayor Carcetti might make a run for governor, the series continued the shows examination of the devaluing of human life and institutional dysfunction. The series realism has been reported as being maintained particularly through the accurate dialogue, series creator David Simon further expanded on the thematic content of season five in an interview with Fancast/Inside TV. TV Guide writer Matt Roush also saw the theme as lies. A preview for Season 5 of The Wire aired on HBO on October 28,2007 and was made available on YouTube. HBO sent critics the first seven episodes on DVD in December 2007, the clips were made available via Amazon. com from December 5 and through HBOs on demand service from December 15. The clips aired after Season 5 episodes as they premiered starting January 6,2008, at that Night at the Wire event, fans were allowed to tour the Baltimore Sun newsroom constructed for the show. The real newspaper allowed the show to use their name but stipulated that no current employees could appear in the series, the newsroom was an entirely built set constructed at the shows out-of-town soundstage. The actual Washington Post newsroom was featured, as one reporter visits for an interview. It was rumored in August 2007 that Homicide, Life on the Street stars Richard Belzer, Johnson was later confirmed as joining the starring cast to play Gus Haynes, a city editor who tries to hold the line against dwindling coverage, buyouts, and pseudo-news. The New Yorker described a scene from the season where Haynes rants about a reporter inserting a charred doll into scenes of fires to eke more sympathy from his readers
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WGA screenwriting credit system
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Since 1941, the WGA has been the final arbiter of who receives credit for writing a theatrical, television or new media motion picture written under the WGAs jurisdiction. A production company that signs the WGA Theatrical and Television Basic Agreement must comply with the WGA rules on writing credits, the system affects reputation, union membership, and income. It affects reputation since some sources list only WGAE or WGAW determined writing credits, John Howard Lawson, the first president of the Screen Writers Guild said, A writers name is his most cherished possession. It is his personality, the symbol of the whole body of his ideas. Membership points are also accrued through employment by, or sale or option to, while all writers are paid when they work, some contracts limit contingent compensation to writers if they are not officially credited. Additionally, only credited writers typically receive residual income from future exploitation of a film on video, pay-per-view, broadcast television, If any participating writer objects to the proposed credits, credit for the film enters arbitration. In addition, if an executive is being proposed for writing credit and there are other, non-production executive participating writers on the project. In arbitration, Guild members review all drafts of the screenplay by each writer, the credit rules differ for theatrical motion pictures and television/new media motion pictures. On a theatrical picture, the applicable rules depend on whether the screenplay is classified as an original screenplay or a non-original screenplay. In the case of a screenplay, the first writer must contribute more than 33% of the screenplay to receive screenplay by credit. A non-original screenplay is a screenplay that is based upon material and all other screenplays that do not qualify as original screenplays. In the case of a screenplay, any writer who contributes more than 33% of the screenplay is entitled to screenplay by credit. There is no heightened percentage for production executives, on a television or new media motion picture, the credit rules are the same regardless of whether the participating writer is a production executive. Any subsequent writer who contributes more than the first writer on a television or new media motion picture is entitled to teleplay by credit. Credit can be apportioned separately for the story, and for the screenplay or teleplay itself when all writers were not equally involved in the creation of both. Story is defined as all writing covered by the representing a distinct from screenplay and consisting of basic narrative, idea. When the same writer or writers are entitled to both Screenplay by and Story by credit or Teleplay by and Story by credit, the credit will read Written by. A writing team is considered a writer, a team is identified by the use of an ampersand between the names of the members of the team
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The Target (The Wire)
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The Target is the pilot episode of the HBO original series The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by Simon and it originally aired on June 2,2002. The title refers to Detective Jimmy McNulty setting his sights on Stringer Bell, Jimmy McNulty, a Baltimore homicide detective, observes the trial of DAngelo Barksdale, a young drug dealer charged with murder of Pooh Blanchard, a low-ranking gang member. The first witness, William Gant, identifies Barksdale, but the corroborating witness, the jury therefore returns a not guilty verdict. McNulty makes the point that nobody is investigating their organization, Major Rawls is incensed by McNultys evasion of the chain of command, and forces him to write the report which Burrell requests about the Barksdale murders. Sergeant Landsman arrives in the morning warning McNulty that his behavior could end up in reassignment, McNulty reveals that his nightmare posting would be working the boat – the Baltimore Police Departments harbor patrol unit. Wee-Bey Brice drives DAngelo to Orlandos strip club, a front for the Barksdale Organization, at the club, Avon chides DAngelo for committing an unnecessary and public murder, costing the organization time, effort, and money. DAngelo also meets a stripper named Shardene Innes working in the club, when DAngelo arrives at the high-rise towers, Stringer tells him he has been demoted to heading a crew in the low-rise projects, including Bodie Broadus, Poot Carr, and young Wallace. Narcotics lieutenant Cedric Daniels is charged by Deputy Commissioner Burrell with organizing a detail to investigate the Barksdale operation, Burrell wants to keep the investigation quick and simple, appeasing Judge Phelan without becoming drawn into a protracted and complex case. Daniels brings Narcotics detectives Kima Greggs, Herc Hauk, and Ellis Carver with him, Rawls sends McNulty to join them, in addition to Homicide Detective Santangelo, one of his units more inept detectives. McNulty visits another contact to look for help investigating the Barksdales – FBI Special Agent Terrence Fitz Fitzhugh. Fitz shows McNulty the FBIs far superior surveillance equipment but reveals that the Bureaus drug investigations are coming to an end because resources are being diverted to the War on Terror, McNulty objects to Danielss plan of buy busts and suggests using a wiretap to get a conviction. McNulty goes drinking with his homicide partner Bunk Moreland and complains about his ex-wife, Greggs returns home to her partner Cheryl. A junkie named Bubbles and his protege Johnny buy drugs with counterfeit money, Bubbles is also a confidential informant for Greggs, and agrees to give her information on the Barksdale organization as revenge for the beating. At the start of his day working the pit, DAngelo is shocked to find the murdered body of William Gant lying in the street. Bunk took the case because he knew the corpse was found in a house, the conversation is ironic since McNulty has broken the rules in a much more serious fashion by circumventing the chain of command. The DVD release featured a track recorded by creator and writer/producer David Simon. Simon discusses the seasons novelistic structure and the theme of the influence of the institutions that the characters have committed to
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Tommy Carcetti
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Thomas J. Tommy Carcetti is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by Aidan Gillen. Carcetti is an ambitious Baltimore politician who begins the series with a seat on the city council, Tommy Carcetti first appears as a member of the Baltimore City Council. Carcetti is a husband and a father, although he is unfaithful to his wife. He also works closely with Tony Gray, a fellow councilman, Carcetti is idealistic and ambitious, and has the backing of the local Democrats in Baltimores 1st city council district as well as Baltimore Police major Stanislaus Valchek. Carcetti becomes increasingly disillusioned with Royce, especially when Royce disregards Carcettis proposal for a protection system in Baltimore. Carcetti makes up his mind to run against Royce, recruiting college friend, with Carcettis encouragement, Gray starts his own campaign for mayor. Realizing that Grays campaign would split the African American voter base in the election, Carcetti dislikes the idea of abusing his friends trust, but follows DAgostinos strategy nonetheless. Burrell decides to leak the information to Carcetti as a means of attacking Royce, at DAgostinos suggestion, Carcetti approaches Colvin and tours the area, seeing that Hamsterdam has had the positive impact of isolating the drug trade from the rest of Colvins district. Together with Gray, Carcetti uses Hamsterdam against Royce on the campaign trail, at the next city council meeting, Carcetti implicitly blames Royce for the Hamsterdam debacle in an impassioned speech. Through this, Gray realizes that Carcetti is running for Mayor without his knowledge or input, after Carcetti publicly launches his campaign, Gray ends both their alliance and their friendship. Carcettis speech relies heavily on war rhetoric, including such as weapons and arsenal. Carcetti continues his campaign for mayor, with Teresa DAgostino serving as his campaign strategist while the newly hired Norman Wilson his campaign manager who used to work at The Baltimore Sun. When early polls show low numbers for Carcetti, he assumes that he had already lost on the basis of his race, Carcetti chooses not to prepare for an upcoming debate with Royce and Gray, believing that he could win the debate but still lose the election regardless. Carcettis debate performance is invigorated when he learns from Valchek that a witness was recently murdered. His confidence restored, Carcetti hits the trail with renewed vigor. Carcetti convinces Watkins, who has had an out with Royce. With his alliance with Watkins, Carcetti defeats Royce in a close, in a city with a 9 to 1 Democratic advantage, Carcetti easily defeats a Republican named Crawford in the general election, winning with 81% of the vote. As mayor-elect, Carcetti immediately makes changes before his inauguration, after discussions with city officials, he decides to replace Burrell as the commissioner of the BPD, planning to attract outside candidates while asking Burrell to resign
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Governor of Maryland
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The Governor of Maryland heads the executive branch of the government of the State of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the states National Guard units. The Governor is the official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers in both the State and local governments, as specified by the Maryland Constitution. Because of the extent of constitutional powers, the Governor of Maryland has been ranked as being among the most powerful Governors in the United States. The current Governor is Larry Hogan, a Republican who defeated Lt, Governor Anthony Brown on November 4,2014. Like most state chief executives in the United States, the Governor is elected by the citizens of Maryland to serve a four-year term, under the Constitution of Maryland, the Governor can run any number of times, but not more than twice in a row. This makes it possible for a governor to run for the office again after remaining out of office for at least one term. An eligible candidate for Governor must be at least 30 years old, and also a resident of, the Governor, like all statewide officials in Maryland, is elected in the even-numbered years in which the election for President of the United States does not occur. The main constitutional responsibility of the Governor of Maryland, and any other States chief executive, is to out the business of the state. The Governor also has some say in these laws, since the Governor has the ability to any bill sent to his or her desk by the Maryland General Assembly. Every year, the Governor must present a budget to the Maryland General Assembly. The Assembly may, however, increase funds for the Legislative, the Governor has the power to veto any law that is passed by the General Assembly, including a line item veto, which can be used to strike certain portions of appropriations bills. The Legislature then has the power to override a Governors veto by vote of three-fifths of the number of members in each house, the Governor also sits on the Board of Public Works, whose other two members are the Comptroller and the Treasurer. This Board has broad powers in overseeing and approving the spending of state funds and they must approve state expenditures of all general funds and capital improvement funds, excluding expenditures for the construction of state roads, bridges, and highways. The Governor appoints almost all military and civil officers of the State government, subject to advice, any officer appointed by the Governor, except a member of the General Assembly, is removable by him or her, if there is a legitimate cause for removal. Among the most prominent of the Governors appointees are the 24 secretaries and heads of departments that make up the Governors Cabinet. The Governor of Maryland is the Chairman of the Governors Executive Council which coordinates all state government functions, hunter-Cevera Adjutant General - Gen. Linda Singh Other members of the Governors Staff may be invited to Cabinet meetings as attendees. The Governor also oversees several sub-cabinets that coordinate the activities of a function of state government that involves several state departments or agencies. In times of emergency, the Governor may exercise emergency powers
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William Rawls
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William A. Bill Rawls is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor John Doman. When Rawls is promoted to Deputy Commissioner, he is put in charge of the weekly ComStat meetings, during these meetings, he often berates and chastises his Majors when they make mistakes or are unable to control crime rate in their respective jurisdictions. He proves to be a leader, although his tough demeanor is usually aided by his obstinance and crude wit. Little is disclosed of Rawls personal life aside from allusions to his homosexuality and his wife. Rawls is a Major and commanding officer of the Homicide unit in Season 1 and he is a careerist, concerned only with maintaining the case clearance record of his unit, and is extremely demanding of his detectives. He is upset when Jimmy McNulty bypasses him to Judge Phelan to encourage further investigation of the Barksdale organization and he confronts McNulty about his insubordination. At the request for manpower and instruction of Burrell, Rawls send McNulty, Santangelo is picked for failing to meet his clearance quotas and is then used as Rawls inside man in Cedric Daniels Barksdale detail. McNulty is a detective but was deemed insubordinate and disloyal due to the back-channeling. Rawls relies upon Sergeant Jay Landsman to handle much of his communication with the men under his command in homicide. McNulty attempts to placate Rawls by working several old murder cases, most notably the Deidre Kresson case, linking them all to the same gun, Rawls is delighted, and wants to immediately issue a warrant for DAngelo. When McNulty learns of this, he is dismayed, since arresting DAngelo was premature, the detail persuades Daniels to fight Rawls push for arrests. Eventually Daniels goes over Rawls head and meets with Burrell, convincing him to put the warrants on hold for the time being and this further infuriates Rawls, and he begins hounding Santangelo to bring him something on McNulty. Rawls demands that Sanny either clear a case by days end, inform on McNulty. McNulty and Bunk Moreland manage to save Santangelos skin by clearing one of his cases while sending Santangelo on a trip to a phony gypsy named Madame LaRue. Following the shooting of Detective Kima Greggs in a buy bust gone wrong and his first action is to order all non-essential personnel, including Greggs friends in her detail, to disperse from the crime scene. He later speaks to a distraught McNulty and reassured him that he was not ultimately responsible for the shooting, Rawls also transfers Santangelo to the Western District as a beat officer. Rawls transfers in Lester Freamon to replace McNulty, noticing his talent for detail in the Barksdale investigation, Rawls gets promoted to colonel, partly on the basis of McNultys work on the Barksdale case, but his former detective remains a thorn in his side. When McNulty comes across a floater while on patrol, Rawls manages to convince another department that the case belonged to them
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Maryland State Police
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The Maryland State Police, officially the Department of Maryland State Police, is the official state police force of the U. S. state of Maryland. The Maryland State Police is headquartered at 1201 Reisterstown Road in the Pikesville CDP in unincorporated Baltimore County, all sworn members are organized into 1 of 4 bureaus or are assigned to the Office of the Superintendent. The Office of the Superintendent includes staff and units that support the administrative responsibilities of the Secretary. Those units and staff report to the Chief of Staff, some of the main functions of the Office of the Superintendent include, The Strategic Planning Command deals with all planning within the department. The command manages the Budget and Finance Division, Government Affairs Unit, Policing Division, Staff Inspections Section, within the Planning and Research Division is the Property Unit and the Accreditation Section. The Accreditation Section is responsible for authoring, review and issuance of all departmental directives, in addition, this section manages all aspects of the MSPs CALEA accreditation. The MSP received CALEAs coveted Tri-Arc award in November 2014 and is accredited in Law Enforcement, Training Academy, the section collects, analyzes, and coordinates the acquisition and dissemination of criminal intelligence information. The section has overall responsibility for the prosecution of all disciplinary cases. The Executive Protection Section provides security for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller of the Treasury, and State Treasurer. The Legislative Security Section is charged with ensuring the safety and security of the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, the section ensures thorough and objective investigations of allegations and complaints of misconduct against employees so that a proper defensive or appropriate disciplinary actions is processed. The legal advisor represents the Superintendent on legal issues and handles all matters referred by the Superintendent, the office is responsible for the daily dissemination of information to the media and public, and the facilitation of internal communication from the Office of the Superintendent. The Field Operations Bureau is the most visible part of the Maryland State Police since it includes all troopers who regularly interact with the public, within the Bureau are commands, the Northern Command and Southern Command which together encompass the 22 barracks. The Northern Command is divided into the Central, Northern, and Western troops and the Southern Command is divided into the Eastern, Southern, in addition to the traditional law enforcement services, each Barrack also provides additional services to assist the public. These services include salvage inspections and car seat safety checks, the Field Operations Bureau is currently commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Woodrow W. Jones, Chief. The program complements the MSPs extensive efforts to improve highway safety and it is funded by the Maryland Department of Transportations Highway Safety Office. In 2013,152 people were killed in alcohol related crashes, Maryland state troopers will continue to collaborate with law enforcement partners in an effort to reduce the number of alcohol related crashes in Maryland. The Criminal Investigation Bureau provides the functions for the Department in partnership with allied law enforcement agencies. It consists of the Criminal Investigation Command and the Drug Enforcement Command, the Criminal Investigation Command includes the Criminal Enforcement Division and the Forensic Sciences Division
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Jimmy McNulty
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James Jimmy McNulty is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by Dominic West. McNulty is a detective in the Baltimore Police Department of Irish heritage, when off the job, he has frequent problems involving alimony, alcoholism, child support, and unstable relationships. McNulty is nonetheless a clever, resourceful police officer, and though not above manipulation and deceit and he is central to many of the successful high-end drug investigations that take place within the series. McNulty grew up in the Lauraville neighborhood of Baltimore and his father was an employee for Bethlehem Steel before being laid off in 1973. After a year of attending Loyola College in Maryland, McNulty joined the Baltimore Police Department when his girlfriend Elena became pregnant, in his first few years on the job, he proved himself to be an effective patrolman in the Western District under the command of Major Colvin. After assisting Ray Cole in solving a homicide, he was promoted to detective and assigned to the homicide unit, McNulty is responsible for the formation of the Barksdale detail following the trial of DAngelo Barksdale, who is found not guilty after a witness changes her story in court. In the Judges chambers, McNulty is frank about his observations, McNultys commander, Bill Rawls, is furious with him for going around the chain of command. McNulty tells Bunk that he hopes this investigation will lead to a case that something to him. Sergeant Jay Landsman asks McNulty what unit he would least like to be assigned to, because of McNultys conversation with Judge Phelan, a case unit is formed, initially consisting of Narcotics Lieutenant Cedric Daniels and his squad of Kima Greggs, Ellis Carver, and Herc Hauk. Deputy Burrell then asks his majors and shift lieutenants to send additional detectives for the investigative detail, as Burrell has made it clear that the case is no more than a cosmetic exercise, most of the officers sent are drunken or incompetent humps. McNulty himself is also assigned to the unit, soon after the investigation begins, McNulty learns from his friend in the FBI, Special Agent Fitzhugh that Daniels had been investigated for having a suspiciously large amount of liquid assets. McNultys relationship with Daniels continues to be complicated by their mutual distrust, the detail is assigned assistant states attorney Rhonda Pearlman as a prosecutor, with whom McNulty is having a casual sexual relationship. McNulty is officially separated from his wife, who limits his contact with his two sons, Sean and Michael, while shopping with them one afternoon, McNulty spots Stringer Bell, and sends his sons to tail him and get his license plate number. When Elena finds out, she seeks an order to stop him from seeing his sons. She is also angry that he continues to see Pearlman casually, Freamon often tries to temper McNultys aggressive attitude towards Lt. Daniels. Frustrated that Barksdales dealers do not use cell phones, they decide to clone the dealers pagers instead and they also work together to convince Daniels to allow them to do better police work. With the help of Kima Greggs, McNulty tracks down the elusive Omar Little, gaining his respect, Omar agrees to testify against Bird Hilton. Kima introduces McNulty to her CI Bubbles, when she is shot in a buy-bust sting operation gone wrong, McNulty is guilt-ridden, though even Rawls assures him that the shooting is not his fault
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Lester Freamon
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Lester Freamon is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Clarke Peters. Freamon is a detective in the Baltimore Police Departments Major Crimes Unit, Freamon is a veteran of the force who establishes reputation as what Bunk Moreland calls natural police for his instincts, tenacity and intelligence. Before joining the force he served in the military and it is revealed in season 2 that he had fought in the Vietnam War. His first major unit was Homicide, but in 1989, acting against the orders of the Deputy Commissioner, Freamon eventually spent thirteen years in the assignment, until he had been completely forgotten by management. At the end of the series it was revealed that Freamon had joined the department in 1974 or 1975, having worked 32½ years at his retirement. Coincidentally, Freamon had joined the department around the time as Bill Rawls, Ervin Burrell and Howard Bunny Colvin yet had never obtained rank. He further impresses his colleagues when he locates DAngelo Barksdales pager number at a stash house. Impressed by Freamons capabilities, Jimmy McNulty inquires about him in a conversation with Bunk who tells him Freamon is an ex-homicide detective. Later, while at the bar with Freamon, McNulty finds out that he was sent to the Pawn Shop unit for thirteen years because he angered the then-Deputy Ops, Freamon then warns McNulty that he will probably suffer a similar fate at the conclusion of the case. He also recruits Shardene Innes, one of the dancers in the Barksdales strip club, as an informant, beginning a romantic relationship with her in the process. After Greggs gets shot, Freamon tracks a page made by Wee-Bey Brice, one of the shooters, to a pay phone where he finds evidence implicating the other shooter, Little Man. He then uses a contact from his pawn shop days to trace call patterns and pinpoint Wee-Beys whereabouts, leading to his arrest, following the dissolution of the detail, Bill Rawls notes Freamons competence as a detective and transfers him back into Homicide. Rawls makes room for Freamon in Homicide by dumping McNulty to the Marine Unit in the fashion that Freamon had predicted, Freamon is now partnered with Bunk Moreland, and they are quickly recognized as the best detectives in Homicide. Landsman has them assigned to take on the case of fourteen Jane Does and they get detailed Beadie Russell, the officer from the Port Authority who had initially found thirteen of the bodies in a shipping container, as a liaison for the investigation. Freamon and Bunk travel to the Philadelphia port where they detain the vessel that had delivered the container to Baltimore and they attempt to question the crew, but none of whom admit to speaking English. They eventually let the ship go after learning that two crewmen had jumped ship after Baltimore, the killer is one of those who fled, leaving the investigation at a dead end. Freamon and Bunk are severely rebuked by a frustrated Rawls for releasing the ship without getting statements, Freamon is relieved to be assigned, at Daniels request, to the detail investigating Frank Sobotka and the dockworkers union. Though he continues to assist Bunk and Russell in the Jane Does, on Beadies advice, Freamon convinces Daniels to clone the ports computers to track container movements
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Prosecutor
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The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the common law adversarial system, or the civil law inquisitorial system. The prosecution is the party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial against an individual accused of breaking the law. Prosecutors are typically lawyers who possess a law degree, and are recognized as legal professionals by the court in which they intend to represent society and they usually only become involved in a criminal case once a suspect has been identified and charges need to be filed. They are typically employed by an office of the government, with safeguards in place to such an office can successfully pursue the prosecution of government officials. Often, multiple offices exist in a country, especially those countries with federal governments where sovereignty has been bifurcated or devolved in some way. Since prosecutors are backed by the power of the state, they are subject to special professional responsibility rules in addition to those binding all lawyers. For example, in the United States, Rule 3.8 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct requires prosecutors to make timely disclosure to the defense of all evidence or information and that tends to negate the guilt of the accused or mitigates the offense. Not all U. S. states adopt the rules, however, U. S. Supreme Court cases. Typical sources of requirements imposed on prosecutors come from appellate court opinions, state or federal court rules. A DPP may be subject to varying degrees of control by the Attorney General, in Australia, the Offices of the Director of Public Prosecutions institute prosecutions for indictable offences on behalf of the Crown. More recent constitutions, such as South Africas, tend to guarantee the independence, in Canada, public prosecutors in most provinces are called Crown Attorney or Crown Counsel. They are generally appointed by the provincial Attorney-General, though Scots law is a mixed system, its civil law jurisdiction indicates its civil law heritage. Here, all prosecutions are carried out by Procurators Fiscal and Advocates Depute on behalf of the Lord Advocate, in very serious cases, a Procurator Fiscal, Advocate Depute or even the Lord Advocate, may take charge of a police investigation. Other remedies are open to a prosecutor in Scotland, including fines and non-court based interventions, such as rehabilitation. All prosecutions are handled within the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, Procurators fiscal will usually refer cases involving minors to Childrens Hearings, which are not courts of law, but a panel of lay members empowered to act in the interests of the child. In the United States, the director of an office may be known by any of several names depending on the jurisdiction. Prosecutors are most often chosen through local elections, and typically hire other attorneys as deputies or assistants to conduct most of the work of the office. United States Attorneys, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, represent the government in federal court
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Maurice Levy (The Wire)
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Maurice Maury Levy is a fictional character in the HBO drama The Wire, played by Michael Kostroff. Levy is corrupt and unscrupulous, willing to aid his clients in furtherance of their criminal activity, in the pilot episode, The Target, Levy represented Avons nephew DAngelo Barksdale at the Pooh Blanchard murder trial and successfully returned a not guilty verdict. Levys case was strengthened when Nakeesha Lyles, a key witness, changed her story, the next time DAngelo was arrested, Levy rebuked him for writing a letter of condolence – at McNulty and Bunks urging – to the family of a murdered witness. He was able to get the charges dropped against young Barksdale dealer Bodie Broadus in juvenile court, Levy also advised Stringer Bell and Avon on how to protect themselves when they suspected they were being investigated. His assertion that they should tie up any loose ends, particularly those not bound by ties of loyalty to them, led to the death of Nakeesha Lyles. When Barksdale front owner Orlando was arrested for attempting to purchase drugs, Levy visited him in prison, Levy later represented Barksdale soldier Savino when he was arrested following a failed undercover operation, in the course of which Orlando and Detective Greggs were shot. Levy was able to limit Savinos charge to a 3-year plea bargain for an attempt to supply fake narcotics, later, Levy was instrumental in damage-control when the Barksdale organization was struck by multiple arrests. He ensured that DAngelo was not kept in police protection, allowing his mother to him not to testify against the Barksdale organization. Levy successfully negotiated Avons first parole hearing in exchange for information on a corrupt guard following the deaths of several inmates, Avon had actually set up the deaths to frame the guard, with the reduced sentence as his goal. After Stringer is duped by Senator Clay Davis, Levy chastises him, Levy continued to defend Avon and most of his organization when a second wiretap investigation led to a mass prosecution. Levy also represented Poot Carr, who received a four-year sentence, Levy is seen briefly in season four, representing Anthony Wardell in the high-profile Braddock murder case. He allowed his client to undergo a polygraph test because he was convinced of his innocence on the charge, Levy hires ex-police officer Thomas Herc Hauk as an investigator. Levy encourages Herc to use the firms expense account to pay for officers tabs, after being introduced to Marlo Stanfield by Proposition Joe, Levy counsels Stanfield on money laundering. Levy later suspects that Marlos arrest is due to an illegal wiretap, Levy is last seen in the final episode of season five, socializing with Marlo Stanfield at a downtown evening event and introducing him to different businessmen. Levy is among The Wires least sympathetic characters, Slate writer David Plotz describes him as the most repulsive piece of garbage in the city of Baltimore and he is also the shows most explicitly Jewish character. Some writers have suggested that the character reflects some anti-semitic stereotypes, David Simon, who is himself Jewish, has explained and justified the characterization as authentic, Why did we make this guy Jewish. Because when I was covering the drug trade for 13 years for the Sun, some of them are now disbarred and others are not but came pretty close. Anyone who is anyone in law enforcement in Baltimore knows the three or four guys Maury Levy is patterned on, if I have people from every other tribe in Baltimore portrayed negatively, everyone is maligned in some way, how can I not do that to the Jewish guy
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Rhonda Pearlman
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Rhonda Pearlman is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actress Deirdre Lovejoy. Pearlman has been the legal system liaison for all of Lieutenant Cedric Daniels investigations on the show, later in the series, she begins a relationship with Cedric Daniels. As a leading Assistant States Attorney in the division, Pearlman has been a guiding legal presence through all of the wiretap details investigations. One of the most morally upright figures on the show, she is ambitious nonetheless, as the seasons progress, she becomes more obsessed with her own success and willing to cut legal and moral corners in order to advance her own career. She once had a spot for Jimmy McNulty, leading to an on-again-off-again affair that was eventually discovered by McNultys wife -. Although McNulty was honest enough to give Pearlman no hint of a future together and this ended when her relationship with Daniels began. She appears telling Daniels to make lemonade with the lack of quality police he has been given and she approves the units level of exhaustion of conventional means – a requirement to have a wiretap authorized – helping them make a case against Avon Barksdale. Throughout the season, she has a relationship with McNulty. As the States Attorney for Baltimore City Demper is more interested in his position than quality prosecutions and threatens her job. When Barksdales nephew DAngelo is arrested for possession, she. The attempt fails when his mother intervenes, and Avon Barksdale gets a lighter prison sentence, Pearlman continues her casual relationship with Jimmy McNulty but was not as involved with an investigation run by Daniels due to the lack of drug cases. As McNulty is attempting to rebuild his marriage and cope with his posting to the marine unit, he. When Daniels now-permanent Major Case Unit investigates Frank Sobotka and The Greeks illegal activities at the port, the case hits a dead end when the Greeks inside man in the FBI, Ernst Koutris, leaks information leading to the execution of Frank Sobotka. Pearlman is the first to notice Lieutenant Daniels is living in the detail office, Pearlman makes a pass at Daniels, beginning a relationship that continues throughout the season. Daniels however is skeptical about making their public, as he is still posing as Marlas husband in order to help her bid for city council. Daniels claims that it will look bad for Marlas political career if he is seen to be separated from her, the detail is now chasing a drug dealer, Kintell Williamson, who is suspected in a number of murders, a task that annoys McNulty. In the meantime, Avon Barksdale is granted parole despite Pearlmans recommendation to the contrary, when McNulty links a number of murders to Stringer Bell, the detail changes targets back to Bell and the Barksdale Organization. The detail sees disposable cell phones are being used and Pearlman and Daniels go to the wireless provider, eventually Pearlman relies on Daniels to use his FBI connections to get a wiretap
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Cedric Daniels
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Cedric Daniels is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by Lance Reddick. He is reasonably well regarded in the department by making his subordinates focus on decent police work, Daniels has been investigated by the FBI for corruption, and was found to have a couple hundred thousand dollars more in liquid assets than any police Lieutenant should ever have. Although eight actors are billed in the credits for all 60 episodes. Daniels is a lieutenant in season one and the shift commander for Detectives Kima Greggs, Ellis Carver. Daniels commanding officer is Major Raymond Foerster, when Jimmy McNulty prompts Judge Phelan to start asking questions about the Barksdale Organization, Major Foerster comes to Daniels for more information. He wasnt able to offer much as the division were unaware of Avon Barksdale. He had Greggs write a report and, soon after, Daniels is given command of the Barksdale Detail and he nominates Greggs as lead detective and describes her as the best he had to Foerster. He meets with Deputy Commissioner Burrell who tells him the case should be made with buy busts in a fast, Daniels discusses his new assignment with his ambitious wife Marla. They worry that it might slow his progression and he promises that he run the investigation per the wishes of the higher-ups. Marlas own ambitions drive her to pursue a career in politics, at one such function he finds himself hiding with the politicians drivers in the kitchen. There, he meets Senator Clay Davis driver Damian Day-Day Price, Daniels has a difficult relationship with the insubordinate McNulty that begins at their first meeting. Foerster and Burrell both warn Daniels that McNulty is responsible for Phelans sudden interest, for his part, McNulty is warned by Bunk Moreland that Daniels is a career officer and next in line for his own district as soon as a position with a Majors rank opened up. Daniels initially tries to follow Burrells advice that the operation should be fast and he shoots down McNultys suggestions of a surveillance operation at their first meeting. Daniels also has difficulties with other detectives on the detail. He is initially assigned humps - detectives that other districts wanted to remove, augustus Polk, Patrick Mahon and Lester Freamon appeared to be aging detectives happy to see out their careers. Mahon is injured by Bodie during a raid and takes early retirement, following this, his partner Polk takes to drinking more heavily, Daniels insists that Polk either clean himself up or sign off sick, Polk opts for the latter. Freamon proves to be capable and a huge asset to Danielss detail. Roland Pryzbylewski is a trigger happy detective who had shot up his own patrol car before he is assigned to Danielss detail
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Dukie Weems
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Duquan Dukie Weems is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by Jermaine Crawford. Dukie is a student at Edward Tilghman Middle School and he has a difficult home life because many of the adults in his home are either alcoholics or drug addicts. He relies heavily on his friends Namond Brice, Michael Lee and Randy Wagstaff for emotional and sometimes financial support, Michael remains loyal to Dukie, giving him both work and residency at the end of the fourth season. Dukie faces bullying and beatings from a gang of boys. Following Dukie receiving a beating, his friends plan a retaliation, Dukie takes part but the plan backfires and some of his friends are caught and beaten. Namond rewards his efforts with an ice cream at Michaels urging, the assistant principal at Dukies middle school, Marcia Donnelly, provides him with second-hand school supplies. When the school begins, Dukie walks to school with his eighth grade classmates Randy, Michael. Rather than them calling for him he waits for them and then joins them, Randy gives Dukie his packed lunches to eat. DeLonda Brice refuses to let Dukie into her home when the boys visit Namond, outside school Dukie finds a discarded electric fan and he spends his free time on the first day of school repairing it. He is teased by his classmates for his lack of personal hygiene, in particular, a girl named Chiquan refuses to sit next to him in Mr. Pryzbylewskis math class. Chiquan is attacked with a boxcutter by a classmate whom she bullied earlier in the season. The girl injures Chiquan and is disarmed by Mrs. Sampson. Dukie approaches the girl as she sits on the floor in a state of shock. He gives her his repaired electric fan, Dukie helps to convince Randy that Stanfield soldier Chris Partlow is a murderer rather than a supernatural force. He tells Randy he witnessed Chris kill someone in a vacant building and he shows Randy and Michael a body interred in a vacant house as proof. Prez tries to help Dukie by giving him food at lunchtime, the clothes are soon taken by Dukies family to be sold for drugs and booze. Prez later gives Dukie another set of clothes, which are to be kept in a gym locker at school and he offers to let Dukie inside the gym early to wash up in the morning and to take his clothes home to clean in the evening. Dukie becomes close to his teacher and helps him to unearth a computer from storage at the school which he uses for a special class project
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Roland Pryzbylewski
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Roland Prez Pryzbylewski is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Jim True-Frost. Pryzbylewski is a detective of Polish heritage in the Baltimore Police Department, initially seen as incompetent, hapless, corrupt and hot-headed, he proves to function better behind the scenes as a talented code-cracker. Eventually, he leaves the Baltimore Police Department following a shooting of another officer and becomes a middle school math teacher. In some ways he is the foil to Herc, who also lost his job at the police department but went on to aid criminals. Prez has a history of incompetence in the department, an oft-recounted incident involved him shooting up his own squad car in a panic. He has been bounced around various units, and is considered an inept detective by many of the subordinates in the Police Department, because of his marriage to the daughter of senior officer Stanislaus Stan Valchek, he is protected from being discharged, despite their mutual animosity. Prior to the beginning of Season 1, Pryzbylewski had been working in the casualty division under Lieutenant Cantrell, Prez is portrayed as a sometimes intelligent and decent man, but lacks the necessary drive due to the often brutal realities of Baltimore police work. Despite eventually winning the respect of his colleagues in the Barksdale Detail through his code-breaking and paper-trail skills, by contrast, he later becomes a dedicated and capable teacher. Prez is sent to Lieutenant Daniels Barksdale detail because Deputy Commissioner Burrell allows the unit commanders to dump their most incompetent officers on Daniels, upon arrival at the detail, he accidentally shoots a wall while showing off modifications to his gun. Daniels is appalled, but agrees to keep Prez if Cantrell will also give him Leander Sydnor, later, Prez, Herc, and Carver drunkenly incite a near-riot at the Franklin Terrace Towers, and Prez pistol-whips a teenager with his service weapon, blinding him in one eye. Notably, even the brutality-prone duo of Herc and Carver think Prezs actions are uncalled for, stuck in the office, Prez grows bored and begins playing with the Barksdale organizations pager codes, eventually breaking them and making a major contribution to the case. Under Freamons mentorship, he discovers a gift for wiretap work and following the paper trail, Prez confesses to his father-in-law that his earlier problems had largely been due to dissatisfaction with his traffic police work. He tells him that detailed case work had become his passion, when Valchek starts feuding with Frank Sobotka, he requests a detail similar to the previous Barksdale detail. As in the case, Burrell gives him a team largely consisting of incompetent humps. Prez is given minor authority within the detail, but Lieutenant Grayson will not follow his recommendations on how to proceed, when the focus of the investigation shifts away from Sobotka, Valchek angrily confronts the detail, berating Prez specifically. Prez stands up for their work and punches Valchek, Valchek agrees that Prez can return to the detail following a written letter of apology and two months of working the midnight shift as a narcotics detective in his district. Prez joins Daniels newly formed Major Crimes Unit, when responding to a distress call, Prez fails to properly identify himself as an officer and fatally shoots a plain clothes officer in a case of night-time mistaken identity. He is brought up on charges and suspended because the officer was African American
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Scott Templeton
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M. Scott Templeton is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Tom McCarthy. The actor joined the starring cast as the fifth season began. Templeton is a reporter who allows his extreme ambition to lead him to falsify stories. He has previously worked at the Wichita Eagle and the Kansas City Star, Templeton sees his current job as a general assignment reporter at The Baltimore Sun as a stepping stone to The Washington Post or New York Times. His prose is reflective of his personality and is often overwrought, Templetons style is welcomed by Managing Editor Thomas Klebanow and Executive Editor James Whiting. Templeton is involved with breaking a story about a dealer making campaign contributions. He finds his role of preparing background information dissatisfying, and he is dismissive of the paper as a whole to his colleague Alma Gutierrez, nevertheless, Templeton is eager to write a follow-up story and requests the assignment from City Desk Editor Gus Haynes. Haynes denies the request as he has given the story to city council reporter Jeff Price. Templeton is part of a team led by Executive Editor James Whiting planning a series of articles about the problems with education, Templeton wins favor with Whiting when he backs his philosophy that the piece requires little context and should remain tightly focused on the schools themselves. Haynes unsuccessfully argues the alternative position—that more context increases the relevance, Templeton is assigned the color story about the Baltimore Orioles opening day game. He plans to write a story about a fan but his canvassing does not render anyone that fits his profile. When he returns to the paper he tells Haynes that his subject is a disabled boy who wanted to attend the game. Haynes is concerned by Templetons claim that the boy would only give his nickname E-Jay, Haynes asks Templeton for more detail and Templeton claims E-Jay didnt want to give his name because he was truant from school in order to attend. He also says that E-Jay is an orphan who lives with his aunt and was injured by a bullet causing his disability. Haynes tries to verify the story by dispatching photographers to find the boy, when he is unsuccessful in corroborating Templetons work Haynes confronts Templeton a second time and Templeton tells Haynes that he resents the implication that his work is fabricated. Haynes is forced to run the piece when Whiting gives Templeton his full support, Templeton also submits a story about a mother of four who has died of a toxic reaction to blue crabs. He claims the womans sister is collecting for a fund to pay for the childrens education, when buyouts are announced at the paper Templeton comments to his colleagues that he hopes they will get rid of some of the dead wood in the newsroom. Haynes is perturbed by the insult to his friend, veteran police reporter Roger Twigg
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9-1-1
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9-1-1 is an emergency telephone number for the North American Numbering Plan, one of eight N11 codes. Like other emergency numbers around the world, this number is intended for use in emergency circumstances only, in approximately 96 percent of the U. S. the Enhanced 9-1-1 system automatically pairs caller numbers with a physical address. In the Philippines, the 9-1-1 emergency hotline has been available to the public since August 1,2016 and it is the first of its kind in Asia-Pacific region. It replaces the previous emergency number 117 used outside Davao City,999 is used in the United Kingdom and many British territories. 112 is the equivalent emergency number used in the European Union, in the US, some carriers, including AT&T, map the number 112 to the emergency number 9-1-1. In the earliest days of telephone technology, prior to the development of the rotary dial telephone, to place a call, the caller was required to pick up the telephone receiver, sometimes turn a magneto crank, and wait for the telephone operator to answer. The caller would then ask to be connected to the number they wished to call, in an emergency, the caller might simply say Get me the police, I want to report a fire, or I need an ambulance or doctor. Until dial service came into use, one could not place calls without operator assistance. The first known experiment with an emergency telephone number occurred in the United Kingdom in 1937. Winnipeg initially used 999 as the number, but switched numbers when 9-1-1 was proposed by the United States. In 1967, the Presidents Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice recommended the creation of a number that could be used nationwide for reporting emergencies. The Federal Communications Commission then met with AT&T in November 1967 in order to choose the number, in 1968, the number was agreed upon. AT&T chose the number 9-1-1, which was simple, easy to remember, dialed easily, Bevill reportedly answered the phone with Hello. At the City Hall with Fite was Haleyville mayor James Whitt, at the station with Bevill were Gallagher. The phone used to answer the first 9-1-1 call, a red model, is now in a museum in Haleyville, while a duplicate phone is still in use at the police station. In 1968, 9-1-1 became the emergency number for the United States. Calling this single provided a caller access to police, fire. The number itself, however, did not become known until the 1970s
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Beadie Russell
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Beatrice Beadie Russell is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actress Amy Ryan. She was featured prominently in the season, after she discovered thirteen corpses in a container on the Baltimore docks. Russell is introduced into the series as a port authority officer, Russells parents often help her with the kids. She found the job unchallenging and spent most of her time patrolling the docks, in season two, Russell notices a broken customs seal on a container while on patrol and searches the container, finding a hidden compartment filled with thirteen dead bodies of young women. McNulty had previously fished out a body while working for the Marine Unit. McNulty largely proceeds with his intervention to spite Major Rawls, who sent him to the unit as a punishment on Season 1. Russell is subsequently detailed to Homicide to aid in the investigation, Russell moves into Lieutenant Daniels detail after he agrees to investigate the bodies, where she soon fends off an awkward advance from Herc. Her home life makes it difficult for her to work the long hours necessary for the investigation, McNulty visits Russells house one night, but he feels uncomfortable with the presence of family photos and childrens toys, and leaves before a more intimate relationship develops. Russells familiarity with the people and organization of the port proves invaluable to the investigation and she taps Maui, an old boyfriend in Frank Sobotkas union, to find out more about illegal activity in the port. When a suspicious Sobotka sends out a truck carrying normal goods to test the waters, Frank later checks with other port officers who tell him she is still working with the detail, contrary to what she previously told him, and confirming his suspicions that he is being investigated. Despite these mis-steps, Russell gains the respect of the officers in the Sobotka detail, at the end of their investigation, when the focus shifts past Sobotka, Russell is entrusted with following Spiros Vondas Vondopoulos to a key meeting with The Greek. She comes through, delivering the location of the meeting, and enables the crew to get a photograph of Vondas. Russell is able to convince Frank Sobotka to inform on The Greek once a case is built against him. Her emotional offer of a deal has Frank ready to give up everything he knows in order to help his family. Sobotka does meet with the officers and DA so he can give a statement and his nephew Nick approaches him with an offer from Vondas to help his recently convicted son Ziggy from a murder charge. Before Sobotka meets with Vondas, The Greek is tipped off with Sobotkas collaboration with the detail through an FBI mole, so they slit Sobotkas throat and dump him in the bay. His corpse is found by the Marine Unit and placed in the port, the detail is informed of the demise and Russell witnesses her former friends mortal remains with great grief. In Season three, McNulty is reminded of Russell and, feeling his life is missing something, he reinitiates their relationship, by season four, the two are living together and McNulty has overcome many of his personal demons
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Snoop (The Wire)
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Felicia Snoop Pearson is a fictional character on the HBO series The Wire, played by the actress of the same name. She is a female soldier in Marlo Stanfields drug dealing organization. As one of the leaders of Stanfields crew, she commits many ruthless murders on their behalf. Snoop is a gangster shown mid-way in the war between the Barksdale Organization and the Stanfield Organization as one of the new recruits in training. She is often hanging out with Chris and other Stanfield peers before eventually being assigned her first hit by Chris. She is responsible for killing Barksdale soldier Rico in a shooting on Poot Carrs corner. She also takes part in Chris efforts to foil an attempt against Marlo Stanfield. After Stringer Bell is killed by Omar Little and Brother Mouzone, Snoop boasts that she, Snoop is shown a year later as an adept enforcer and significantly recognized as part of the trusted inner circle of Marlo. She is never shown as the actual murderer, the pair dispose of the bodies by depositing them in abandoned buildings, covering them with quicklime and tarps, and boarding up the buildings again. When they re-board the doors, they use a gun that Snoop purchased in the first scene of the season. Later, the nail guns distinctive nails become key clues, every house boarded up with those nails contains a body, before the police discover this, however, Sergeant Hauk had pulled them over and spotted the nail gun, so Chris had discarded it, to Snoops chagrin. Among the people Chris and Snoop murder are Lex Anderson, Little Kevin, Old Face Andre, several New York drug dealers, tired of always concealing her crimes, Snoop tries to keep the guards badge as a souvenir, but Chris gifts it to the meadow boglins. The pair were responsible for intimidating Bodie Broadus into accepting Marlos drug supply. They also train the next generation of soldiers for Stanfields organization, in season five, Snoop continues to act as muscle for Marlo, alongside Chris Partlow. Tension between her and Michael becomes a recurring theme, Snoop carries out orders from her superiors without question, but Michael tends to voice his opinion about certain situations. This occurs when Chris, Snoop and Michael are about to make a hit on Junebug, Snoop is murdered by Michael when he rightly suspects that she is about to kill him, due to Marlos suspicion that he had been talking to the police about the Stanfield organization. When Michael draws his gun, Snoop compliments him on his intelligence and she accepts her fate and nonchalantly looks into the cars wing mirror. Her final words are, How my hair look, man, Michael answers, You look good, girl
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Michael Lee (The Wire)
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Michael Lee is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by Tristan Wilds. He is a school pupil and is friends with Namond Brice, Randy Wagstaff. He is more soft-spoken and composed than his friends, and appears to have a role among his peers. Michael is very protective of his younger half-brother Bug, to whom he is effectively a parent, and Dukie and his mother Raylene is a drug addict and he avoids any adult interest in his home life because of the precarious nature of his situation. It is strongly implied that he was abused by Bugs father. Michael is interested in boxing and often out in a local gym. He distrusts authority figures, he rebuffed both Dennis Cutty Wises offer to him in boxing and Marlo Stanfields offer of a cash handout with no strings attached. He tells his friends that he is reluctant to feel like he owes anyone, regardless, Stanfield is impressed with Michaels strength of character in denying a handout, not budging even after Stanfield personally confronts and insults him. In order to new school supplies for himself and his brother. Bodie took a strong interest in him and offered to him permanently. Cutty continues to encourage Michael to take an interest in boxing, Michael avoids conversation and physical contact with Cutty and refuses a lift to his house after the fight. Marlo orders Chris Partlow to find out more about him, Chris approaches Michael and offers him cash and protection to join the organization. Michael turns down the offer, claiming that he must look out for his family first, Michael also turns down Randy to work delivering fliers on election day. He also refuses to work with Namond selling drugs, Michael gets into trouble with his math teacher Roland Prez Pryzbylewski because he will not do his homework or participate in classroom exercises. Prez gives him detention, which Michael skips in order to pick up Bug from his own school, Prez learns from Randy why Michael did not attend and approaches him directly with an appeal to discuss any problems he might have. Michael begins to work harder in the class and is a quick study when Prez uses games of cards, Michael continues to be wary of Cutty when using the boxing gym. He attends a professional fight with Cutty and Justin but refuses to let Cutty drive him home after Justin is dropped off and he is suspicious of Cuttys motives because he tends to get involved with the mothers of boys who use the gym. Cutty continues to try to break down Michaels defenses but Michael remains suspicious of him and this could be because of trust issues Michael has with adult men stemming from his treatment by Bugs father
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Chris Partlow
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Christopher Chris Partlow is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Gbenga Akinnagbe. Chris is Marlo Stanfields best friend, bodyguard, and second-in-command in his drug dealing operation, despite his quiet demeanor, Chris commits more on- and off-screen murders than any other character. Although he is a killer, he is shown to genuinely care about the soldiers under his command, especially Michael Lee. According to a David Simon audio commentary, Chris was molested as a child, Chris is a key player in the turf war with the Barksdale organization and is always looking out for Marlos safety. He often meets with Marlo and his adviser Vinson to discuss their strategy, chriss cautious observation reveals Avon Barksdales car when he tries to set a trap for Marlo. Chris has his driver pull up alongside the Barksdale car, then fires a shotgun into the window, wounding Avon. When Marlo kills Devonne, the responsible for setting up the attempted ambush, Chris accompanies him. When Stringer Bell is murdered, Chris and Snoop are assumed to be responsible, the turf war comes to an end when Stringers death and Avons arrest lead to the demise of the Barksdale Organization and Stanfield assumes control of most of the drug trade in Western Baltimore. Chris carries out murders as Stanfield orders them, working alongside young female soldier Snoop, he disposes of bodies by opening up vacant buildings, covering the corpses in quicklime and sheeting, and then nailing the buildings shut. When Stanfield dealer Fruit is killed, Chris advises restraint, suggesting they kill the perpetrator instead of all the members of the independent drug crew he works with, Marlo agrees with Chris approach and gives him the go-ahead to kill Fruits murderer, Lex. Chris arranges for Lex to be ambushed by paying Little Kevin to tell him his girlfriend wants to him at night in a secluded spot. Kevin pays an unwitting Randy Wagstaff to pass on the message, once the trap is sprung, Lex is killed by Chris and Snoop. Chris is also responsible for the murder of a security guard who talked back to Marlo, rumors on the street tie Chris to several other murders including victims known as Pookie and Byron. Chris continues to be Marlos key adviser and he tries to dissuade Marlo from playing at a high-stakes card game where he is losing a considerable amount of money. When the game is robbed by Omar Little, Marlo asks Chris for his advice on how best to deal with Omar, Chris suggests a more subtle approach than simply placing a bounty on Omar. They plan to stage a robbery of their associate Old Face Andre and blame the robbery on Omar, Chris carries out the robbery himself and kills a delivery woman and beats Andre to lend credence to their scenario. Marlo entrusts Chris with cultivating new prospect Michael Lee, Michael is a middle school child who Marlo believes would make a good soldier. Chris is responsible for intimidating Lexs crew chief Bodie Broadus into giving up his corner, Chris forces Bodie to accept Marlos package, which is inferior to the high quality heroin he had been purchasing from Proposition Joe Stewart
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Street-level characters of The Wire
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Street-level characters comprise a large part of the cast on the fictional HBO drama series The Wire. Characters in this range from homeless drug addicts up to drug king-pins in charge of entire criminal empires. Avon Barksdale was the head of the Barksdale organization in season one and he comes from the projects, lives in the projects and plans to stay in the projects. Avon is uniformly feared by all other drug dealing criminal organizations in Baltimore due to his ferocity, together with his closest friend Russell Stringer Bell, Avon and their enforcers hold a monopoly on the drug trade in West Baltimore through intimidation and murder. Together, they out of a strip club which is a front for money laundering owned and licensed under a clean member of their gang. Stringer is portrayed as more humble and quiet than Avon but is every bit as ruthless as his friend and he has aspirations to eventually leave the streets and drug life as a whole behind him despite his close and long relationship with Avon. In the third season Bell is killed by Omar and Brother Mouzone in his own building that was in development at the time. DAngelo Barksdale was Avons nephew and a lieutenant in his drug dealing organization and he was mainly responsible for leading the corner boys in their street dealings and coordinating their earnings and performance. He was the connection between the upper levels of the crew and the street kids that were selling the product. He struggles with the morality behind his trade and came close to informing on the crew because of it and he took the sentence and went to prison where he was killed by a hitman sent by Stringer Bell in season 2. Bodie was a dealer who came of age working for Avon Barksdale, after the Barksdale organization dissolves, he is briefly independent until Marlo forces him to join his crew. He is shot in the head by Michael Lee with Snoop and Chris providing a distraction after being seen having a conversation with McNulty, Poot is a loyal drug dealer for the Barksdale organization, who serves brief prison time for his crimes. By the end of the series he is working at a shoe store attempting to distance himself from the game after growing tired of it and reeling from the loss of many friends. Stanfield is a gang leader who gets into a turf war with the Barksdale Organization, becoming the key West Baltimore drug kingpin following Stringer Bells death. Stanfield is played by Jamie Hector, Partlow is Marlo Stanfields second-in-command and best friend in his drug dealing operation. He is played by Gbenga Akinnagbe, monk is a lieutenant in the Stanfield organization, and the third most recognized leader of the Stanfield Organization. Snoop is an enforcer in the Stanfield Organization, she is a mid-way gangster. Played by, Brandon Fobbs Appears in, Season three, Time after Time, All Due Respect, Dead Soldiers, Hamsterdam, Homecoming, Fruit is a prominent crew chief of one of Marlo Stanfields drug dealing crews, and works closely with Jamal and Justin
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Bubbles (The Wire)
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Reginald Bubbles Cousins is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Andre Royo. Bubbles is a heroin addict. His real name is not revealed until an episode when he is called Mr. Cousins. Bubbles has a son named KeyShawn, who lives with his mother, Bubbles is a crucial informant for the police throughout the series due to his extraordinarily detailed knowledge of the streets of Baltimore and their inhabitants. Bubbles is an intelligent and compassionate man who cares about his friend Johnny Weeks and Sherrod. His struggle to deal with his addiction and make a life for himself is a major sub-plot over the course of the series. Bubbles is first seen as an addict and best friend. The two run a scam creating counterfeit money using a photocopier and coffee staining, Bubbles successfully uses the money to purchase drugs from a crew of dealers working for the Barksdale organization. However, when the money is passed on to DAngelo Barksdale, the next time they try the scam, a nervous Johnny is unsuccessful. He is stopped and severely beaten by the Barksdale drug dealers, Bubbles offers to inform on the Barksdale gang for Detective Kima Greggs, to get some measure of revenge for Johnnys beating. Bubbles knowledge of the street proves invaluable to Lieutenant Cedric Daniels unit as they investigate the Barksdale organization and he helps identify the crew members who run the Barksdale pit and those who work in the high-rise towers. When Omar Little robs the Barksdale stash, Bubbles is present, and gives the license number of Omars van to Greggs. McNulty recruits Bubbles to find Omar Little, whom Bunk needs as a witness in the William Gant murder, Bubbles grudgingly agrees, and in a nervous encounter with a shotgun-wielding Omar, delivers McNultys message. Bubbles is back to assisting the Major Crimes Unit once again, Bubbles is a former associate of Squeak, the girlfriend of Bernard, the runner assigned by the Barksdale gang to pick up their burner phones. Bubbles puts them in touch with an undercover Lester Freamon, allowing the unit to sell pre-tapped burner phones directly to the gang, in season four, Bubbles shares an abandoned garage with teenaged Sherrod, peddling small goods from a shopping cart to support themselves. Sherrod had trouble with the involved and asked Bubbles to help re-enroll him in school. Sherrod never makes it to school, however, and after a brief fall-out with Bubbles he returns to help him sell goods from the shopping carts. In Sherrods absence, however, Bubbles has become the victim of another street addict
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Augustus Haynes
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Augustus Gus Haynes is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Clark Johnson, who is also a director for the series. Haynes is the dedicated and principled editor for the Baltimore Sun city desk, Haynes is a dedicated, principled and experienced reporter who now serves as city desk editor of The Baltimore Sun. He has worked at the paper for years, he claims to have dropped out of journalism school and worked his way up from the police beat. He maintains several contacts within the Baltimore Police Department, Haynes is profane and unrefined and chafes with the management of The Sun. He is an editor and is quick to both compliment and criticize his team where deserved and likes to keep his reporters motivated. Haynes often smokes on the dock of the building with fellow veterans police reporter Roger Twigg, court reporter Bill Zorzi. Haynes is responsible for editing the stories his reporters submit, keeping them on deadline, the budget meeting determines how much space each story is allocated and Haynes often calls for budget lines from his staff so he can present them in the meeting. Haynes is also working with executive editor James Whiting on a series of articles about the city school system. Haynes is upset at continuing cutbacks at the causing the closure of foreign bureaus. He is outspoken about the loss of their transportation reporter when The Sun is beaten to a story about city bus cutbacks by the Daily Record and he clashes with Whiting when the executive editor suppresses a story about the University of Maryland failing to meet its desegregation goals. Whiting refuses to run the story because he is friends with the Dean of Journalism, who assures him that the universitys reputation is improving amongst black faculty and students. While checking the minutes from a meeting Price has attended, Haynes notices the name of drug dealer Ricardo Fatface Rick Hendrix. Haynes discerns that the city will lose an amount of money on the deal. He has reporters investigate and links the property exchange to campaign contributions from Hendrix to city council president Nerese Campbell, Haynes is even able to manipulate Campbell into revealing that there are further campaign donations that he has not recognized. When Klebanow congratulates Haynes on the story, he gives credit to Price. Haynes rewards his team by taking out for drinks. Templeton delivers a story about a mother of four who died of a reaction to crabs. Templeton includes mention of a fund for the womans children
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Bunk Moreland
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William The Bunk Moreland is a fictional character in The Wire, played by Wendell Pierce. Like his best friend Jimmy McNulty, Bunk is shown to be a competent and generally moral detective, with similar problems related to infidelity. He is however more mindful than McNulty of the chain of command. Bunk attended Edmondson High School in West Baltimore, where he played lacrosse and he lives in Randallstown, MD, a predominantly African American suburb of Baltimore, with wife Nadine and three children. Bunk worked as a patrolman in Baltimores Southwestern District before becoming a homicide detective, Bunk serves as Jimmy McNultys lone ally in the homicide unit, informing him of its happenings while chiding him for getting involved in the Barksdale case. He is also the primary investigator for the murder of William Gant, Omar Little informs Bunk that the shooter is a Barksdale soldier called Bird, and agrees to testify against him in court. Because of this, Bunk persuades his colleague Ray Cole not to arrest Omar for the murder of Stinkum, when Omar is at the police station, Bunk discovers they went to the same high school, beginning an ongoing association between the two. After one night of heavy drinking, McNulty has to pick Bunk up from a womans house. Bunk has locked himself in her bathroom and burned his clothing so that his wife will be unable to trace evidence of his having slept with the woman. Bunk is partnered with Lester Freamon in Homicide, and they are recognized as the squads best detectives. This reputation leads Landsman to assign them to investigate the deaths of fourteen Jane Does in a container on the docks. They are detailed with Officer Beadie Russell from the Port Authority, the women suffocated after an air pipe was deliberately closed off. Bunk and Freamon track down the ship carried the package. None of the crew admit to speaking English, and Bunk, Bunk also worries about the William Gant murder, states attorney Ilene Nathan threatens to drop the charges if the police cannot find key witness Omar Little. Bunk repeatedly reminds McNulty of this, and eventually McNulty finds Omar with help from Bubbles, Omar testifies, and Bird is imprisoned for a maximum term. When the city deals with five homicides in one night, Bunk must leave his son with McNulty at an Orioles game to investigate one and he quickly recognizes the scene of Omar Littles drug robberies, and believes one of the victims to be an innocent taxpayer. They all consider the weapons recovery a top priority, though he thinks it is a use of his abilities. Bunk meets with Omar, confronting him about the innocent victim, Omar informs him that she was part of his crew, and says he would never kill an innocent person
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Kima Greggs
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Shakima Kima Greggs is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actress Sonja Sohn. Greggs is a detective in the Baltimore Police Department who is a dedicated officer. Openly lesbian, she has had problems involving infidelity, alcohol, Greggs played a key role in all of the shows main cases. Kima was a detective working alongside Detectives Ellis Carver and Thomas Herc Hauk. She outshone her colleagues on several occasions, but was held in esteem by the two due to her abilities. She cultivated a relationship with her Confidential Informant, Bubbles, a Baltimore drug addict, Greggs lived with her partner Cheryl, a broadcast journalist, and was studying for a law degree from home, having been pressured to do so by Cheryl. Greggs was assigned the task of putting a file together on the Barksdale organization in the controversy generated by the acquittal of DAngelo Barksdale and she was then assigned to the Barksdale detail and made lead detective by Lt. Daniels. Greggs managed to obtain information from Bubbles, who correctly identified Barksdale Organization members on the street. Detective Jimmy McNulty and Kima worked closely together during the Barksdale case, Greggs became friends with McNulty and introduced him to Bubbles. When Bubbles confirmed to McNulty that Kima was a lesbian, Jimmy complimented Kima, McNulty jokingly added from there that they could both have fun talking about pussy. Greggs told him being open about her sexuality kept attention from male colleagues away and they spent hours together in surveillance and put in more time trying to track down the legendary stick-up man Omar Little. Greggs provided a second useful confidential informant while working with Lester Freamon and they persuaded DAngelos new girlfriend Shardene Innes to turn against him by providing her with evidence that the Barksdale crew were responsible for the death of a friend of hers. Shardene met DAngelo through working as a hostess at Orlandos, a strip club, Greggs was shot and wounded in an undercover buy bust operation ordered by Deputy Commissioner Ervin Burrell. The sting relied on Wendell Orlando Blocker, a front man for the Barksdale organization, Orlando was arrested by narcotics police and turned over to the Barksdale detail when they diligently checked to see if any of the names Orlando gave them were under investigation. Orlando was killed in the sting and Greggs was shot before she could retrieve the weapon she had hidden in the vehicle they were using. By the time her backup arrived on the scene the shooters had fled, the Barksdale details wiretaps identified those responsible as the soldiers Savino, Wee-Bey and Little Man. Both Savino and Wee-Bey were arrested and Little Man was murdered before the police could reach him. Greggs recovered fully from her injuries and took a job in the narcotics unit, at the request of her girlfriend Cheryl
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Copycat theory
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A copycat crime is a criminal act that is modeled or inspired by a previous crime that has been reported in the media or described in fiction. The copycat effect is the tendency of sensational publicity about violent murders or suicides to result in more of the same through imitation, the term was first coined around 1916 due to the crimes that were inspired by Jack the Ripper. Due to the increase of replicated crimes, criminologists soon began to realize that media coverage played a role in inspiring other criminals to commit crimes in a similar fashion. Colemans view on the media is that the constant coverage of events, rather than the events with a positive message. The five minutes of fame, book or movie that is dedicated to these criminals provokes individuals with a tendency to behave in a similar way, due to this type of fame, the copycat effect takes place. Various criminal acts have been inspired by television shows, movies. A list of a few crimes that have been a result of the effect are. A few crimes include the following,2010, In Kansas City, Missouri, a 27-year-old man, Jason Hart, was found guilty of strangling his girlfriend to death, and then used sulfuric acid in a plastic tub to dispose of the body. The incident had many similarities to various scenes in Breaking Bad and it was later found out that he had been a fan of Breaking Bad. Alabama, A 55-year-old drug dealer was going by the name of Walter White,2013, Stephen W. Doran, a teacher, was arrested when police found $10,000 in cash, as well as equipment. He appeared in court with a head, and it was later found that he had been battling with cancer. He had been inspired by the show to take things into his own hands. Scream, A 24-year-old young man, Thierry Jaradin, stabbed a young girl, Alisson Cambier,30 times and he had been wearing the Ghostface costume, and later confessed that he had planned the murder in a similar way to the movie. Fight Club, There have been many incidents inspired by the movie, one of the incidents occurred in 2009 during the Memorial Day weekend in New York City. Bombs were set off in various locations supposedly representing their oppression, kyle Shaw was found guilty, and was himself a member of the local fight club. Saw, In Salt Lake City two teenage boys were turned in after they had been overheard that they were planning on kidnapping, torturing and murdering people, the boys had been planning on teaching a few people, who had been harming others, a lesson. They had also set up cameras around so they could record their killings, in Tennessee, two girls were charged with phone harassment after they had left a 52-year-old woman a voicemail stating that they had her friend and were about to release a toxic gas. The voicemail stated that the woman could either risk her life to save her friend, the Dark Knight has inspired many copycat crimes
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The Wire (season 4)
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The fourth season of the television series The Wire commenced airing in the United States on September 10,2006, concluded on December 10,2006, and contained 13 episodes. The fourth season aired on Sundays at 9,00 pm ET in the United States, the season was released on DVD as a four disc boxed set under the title of The Wire, The Complete Fourth Season on December 4,2007 by HBO Video. Playwright and television writer/producer Eric Overmyer joined the crew of The Wire in the fourth season as a consulting producer and writer. He had previously worked on Homicide, emmy-award winner, Homicide and The Corner writer and college friend of Simon David Mills also joined the writing staff in the fourth season. Regular writer Ed Burns also became a producer on The Wire in the fourth season. The focus of the fourth season shifted between a school, the mayoral election, police department politics and action on the street corners. The returning starring cast consisted of Dominic West as Officer Jimmy McNulty, lance Reddick reprised his role as newly promoted Major Cedric Daniels, now commanding the western district. One of Danielss sergeants within the district was Sergeant Ellis Carver, the Major Crimes Unit sees a shift in personnel this season. Corey Parker-Robinson portrays Detective Leander Sydnor, one of two detectives who remain in the Major Crimes Unit after the arrival of the new lieutenant, wendell Pierce portrayed veteran homicide detective Bunk Moreland. Deirdre Lovejoy starred as assistant states attorney Rhonda Pearlman, the liaison between the unit and the courthouse. Andre Royo returned as Bubbles, who continued to indulge his drug addiction, the police were overseen by two commanding officers more concerned with politics and their own careers than the case, Deputy Commissioner of Operations William Rawls and Commissioner Ervin Burrell. At city hall, Tommy Carcetti was a city councilman seeking to become mayor. Joining the cast for the season was Reg E. Cathey as Carcettis deputy campaign manager. Also joining the cast after having a role during the third season was Glynn Turman as Mayor Clarence Royce. On the streets, former Barksdale crew chief Bodie Broadus joins the organization of new drug kingpin Marlo Stanfield, Michael K. Williams portrayed renowned stick-up man Omar Little. Two members of the season starring cast did not return for the fourth season with the change in focus. Wood Harris and Idris Elba left the starring cast at the beginning of the fourth season, many guest stars from the earlier seasons reprised their roles. On the side of the street Proposition Joe, the East Sides cautious drug kingpin and his lieutenant, and nephew, Cheese continued to elude the Major Crimes Unit investigation
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Life imprisonment
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Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which convicted persons are to remain in prison for the rest of their lives or until paroled. Life imprisonment can, in cases, also be imposed for traffic offenses causing death. Canada and some U. S. states allow judges to impose life imprisonment for such offenses and this sentence does not exist in all countries. Portugal was the first country in the world to life imprisonment by the prison reforms of Sampaio e Melo in 1884. However, where life imprisonment is a sentence, there may also be formal mechanisms to request parole after a certain period of imprisonment. This means that a convict could be entitled to spend the rest of the sentence outside prison, early release is usually conditional depending on past and future conduct, possibly with certain restrictions or obligations. In contrast, when a term of imprisonment has ended. The United States leads in life sentences, at a rate of 50 people per 100,000 residents imprisoned for life, the length of time and the conditions surrounding parole vary greatly for each jurisdiction. In some places, convicts are entitled to apply for parole relatively early, in others, however, the time until being entitled to apply for parole does not necessarily tell anything about the actual date of parole being granted. The highest determined prison sentence that can be imposed in the ICC, after this period, the court will review the sentence to determine whether or not it should be reduced. Some technically finite sentences are handed out, especially in the U. S. that exceed the maximum life span and are therefore seen as de facto life sentences. He committed suicide in his cell one month later. Courts in South Africa have handed out at least two sentences that have exceeded a century and were thus symbolic life sentences, unlike other areas of criminal law, sentences handed to minors do not differ from those given to legal adults. A few countries worldwide allow for minors to be given sentences that have no provision for eventual release. Of these, only the United States currently has minors serving such sentences, as of 2009, Human Rights Watch had calculated that there were 2,589 youth offenders serving life without parole in the United States. Graham v. Florida was a significant case in juvenile justice, in Jacksonville, Florida, Terrence J. Graham tried to rob a restaurant along with three adolescent accomplices. During the robbery one of Grahams accomplices had a bar that he used to hit the restaurant manager twice in the head. Once arrested, Graham was charged with attempted armed robbery and armed burglary with assault/battery, the maximum sentence he faced from these charges was life without the possibility of parole, and the prosecutor wanted to charge him as an adult
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Monk Metcalf
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Monk Metcalf is a fictional character on the HBO drama series The Wire, portrayed by Kwame Patterson. Monk is a lieutenant in the Stanfield organization, and the third most recognized leader of the Stanfield Organization, Monk is shown throughout the series in dual roles as both an occasional enforcer but mostly as the organizations drug supply-coordinator. In contrast to Snoop or Chris, Monk was tasked by Marlo with non-combative goals, such as handing out money to children to enhance Marlos street reputation. Monk is also responsible for all activity in the organization. He is first shown giving money to kids for Marlo, Monk handles Marlos phone activity as shown in a scene where old face Andre calls and Marlo tells Monk to spy on Prop Joe and The Greeks. Monk is responsible for making the organization aware of the camera that the Major Crimes Unit was using to spy on Marlo. At the end of Season Four, Monk is partly responsible for the death of Preston Bodie Broadus as he sees him with Jimmy McNulty and reports it to Marlo, who then orders Bodies death. Monk is handed the responsibility of wholesaling drugs to the entire west side of Baltimore by Season Five and his recognized status as the top lieutenant within the organization makes him one of nine active targets listed on Omars hitlist. His role expands to being Marlos second in dealings with the Co-Op, Monk shows some hostility when Michael Lee leaves his corner unattended for a day. He also continues occasional enforcer work when he is involved in a shooting against a rival crew with Snoop. Due to the wire tap investigation, Monk is arrested when pulled over and he is responsible for persuading Marlo that Michael may be a snitch, though this initially angers Chris
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Alma Gutierrez
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Alma M. Gutierrez is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actress Michelle Paress. Gutierrez is a dedicated and idealistic young reporter on the city desk of The Baltimore Sun, Gutierrez joins the staff of The Baltimore Sun five months before the fifth season begins after working for the Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is eager for the chance to prove herself and is enjoying her new career and her abilities have already caught the attention of city desk editor Gus Haynes. Gutierrez is also assigned by Haynes to get a quote from drug dealer Ricardo Fat-Face Rick Hendrix after the editor notices a lucrative real estate deal between Hendrix and the city council. Gutierrez is sent to Hendrixs strip club Desperado and comes back with a strong quote and she receives a contributing line in the story for her efforts. Her colleague Scott Templeton is disparaging about the credit she received, Gutierrez usually covers the police beat and is excited when she reports on a home invasion and triple homicide. She awakes early the day to look at her story in print. Haynes tells her that it was a mishap, but her colleague Mike Fletcher tells her the piece was cut because of the area where the victims are from. Gutierrez is worried when buy-outs are announced to cut costs at the paper, without Twiggs expertise and contacts, Gutierrez struggles to find sources to provide analysis for a story about Mayor Tommy Carcetti replacing police commissioner Ervin Burrell. Gutierrez also works with the city team to prepare a last-minute story about the Clay Davis corruption case which was initially missed because there is no daily city court reporter on staff. Paress is married to former The Wire star Larry Gilliard Jr. who played DAngelo Barksdale, the part is Paress first major role on screen, having previously worked primarily on stage. Paress submitted an audition tape expecting to be considered for a role and was asked to play Gutierrez by executive producer. Paress describes her character as ambitious, principled and light hearted
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Baltimore Police Department
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The Baltimore Police Department provides police services to the City of Baltimore, Maryland and was originally organized in 1784 as a nightwatch and a force of day Constables. It was reorganized by mayor of Baltimore Thomas Swann in 1857, the department is sometimes referred to as the Baltimore City Police Department to distinguish itself from the Baltimore County Police Department. The first BPD officer to die in the line of duty was Sergeant William Jourdan who was shot, in 1845, the current Baltimore Police Department was founded by the state legislature to provide for a better security for life and property in the City of Baltimore. The early days of the Department were marked by conflict over Know Nothing control, military until it was turned back over to the legislature in 1862. In July 1974, officers joined other striking municipal workers for five days during the Baltimore police strike. As of a 2000 survey published by the U. S. Department of Justice in 2003, comparatively as of the 2000 U. S. census Baltimore ranked as the 17th largest city in the United States with a population of 651,154. As of 2015, there have been 136 police officers killed in the line of duty, the next largest total belongs to the Maryland State Police, with 40 troopers killed in the line of duty as of 2005. BPD has evolved its crime fighting technology and techniques over the beginning with the introduction of call boxes in 1885. In the early 1960s, the Baltimore City Park Police were absorbed into the Baltimore Police Department, in 2005, the Housing Authority of Baltimore City Police were disbanded and operations taken over by the Baltimore Police Department. Housing Authority officers, if desired, had to apply for jobs with the city police losing their time. The Baltimore Police Department is staffed by over 3200 civilian and sworn personnel and these include dispatchers, crime lab technicians, chaplains and unarmed auxiliary police officers. Officers are assigned to one of nine districts in the city or a specialized unit, Officers in patrol units work 4 ten-hour shifts a week. As a historically Irish Americans dominated police department, African Americans were not hired as police officers until 1937 when Violet Hill Whyte became the BPDs first African American officer. The first African American male officers Walter T. Eubanks Jr. Harry S. Scott, Milton Gardner, in 1943, African American officers were finally allowed to wear police uniforms, and by 1950, there were fifty African American officers in the department. Patrolman Henry Smith Jr. became the first African American officer to die in the line of duty in 1962, the department itself had not fully integrated until 1966. Local Republican politician Marse Callaway played a significant role in increasing the number of African-American officers in the police department, prior to 1966, African American officers were limited to foot patrols as they were barred from the use of squad cars. Further, African American officers were the target of harassment from their Caucasian coworkers. During this time period, two police commissioners of Baltimore, Bishop L. Robinson and Edward J. Tilghman were amongst Baltimores African American police officers
