Most recent public comments by Jalen Russell https://nowcomment.com/users/18996 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=669343 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=669343 I found this quote by Elijah Anderson to be incredibly striking. How did he imagine a show about the horrors and reality of the drug dealing game would portray that lifestyle? I would think anything less than being dark and showing the rough nature of that lifestyle would be incredibly irresponsible on the part of Simon. Because if he sort of glorified this lifestyle and focused more on what the money was doing for the drug dealers or something, it would almost entice some young kids who see no other way to pursue that lifestyle. Thu, 02 Feb 2017 07:20:14 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=669341 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=669341 I think this is a very good point and it reminds me of how Daniels (I think it was him) talked about the way mindsets are perpetuated by those in power. If the people you work under are constantly chasing the next promotion or don't seem to have any real passion for the work they do, the people beneath them will follow suit and pass that along to the people beneath them. This chain of capitalist professionalism perpetuates itself until someone like McNulty or Greggs shows the people beneath them that it is okay to actually just work hard and show passion for the work they do. But even then, that message could get lost as they see their peers become their boss. Thu, 02 Feb 2017 07:15:59 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=669338 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=669338 Although we haven't seen this part of the show yet, I think Mark Bowden just made a really interesting observation. The idea that the drug war has alienated the police from "real police work" and getting to know the people they serve is a pretty popular opinion in many circles, especially now due to the police brutality around the nation. If police officers weren't charged with constantly trying to arrest drug dealers or users, and there weren't so many "turf battles" due to the selling of illegal drugs, then maybe police would be able to get to know the people in the neighborhoods better. They wouldn't see the people they serve as "the enemy" or "a suspect", instead it would be more similar to how police were in the 80s in most major metropolitan areas where they know the children by name (similar to McNulty to an extent). Instead of always moving to arresting kids for mischievous acts, they could say something as simple as "go home before I call your mom" and the kids would respect that. Thu, 02 Feb 2017 07:01:23 -0500