6/29/2023 0 Comments We own this city a true story![]() The Wire is the best point of comparison here-in fact during the show’s first few episodes viewers might feel like they’re back in familiar territory with another ensemble show about law enforcement in Baltimore. Anyone familiar with The Wire, or Treme, or Show Me A Hero will know that he doesn’t deal in goodies or baddies he wants to locate the problem at the root. And because this was developed by David Simon, it’s the system that’s really under the microscope. ![]() His ghost haunts the show, silently judging the systemic rot that allowed these cops to act with impunity. ![]() By the time it’s said, late in the series, the murder of Freddie Gray has been repeatedly evoked. ![]() We Own This City gets its title from another line delivered by Jenkins. ![]() The unit did its job well, and the subsequent freedom given to them allowed its members to skim money and drugs from stashes they found-as well as to plant evidence and abuse their power in all sorts of ways.ĭavid Simon doesn’t deal in ‘goodies and baddies’ Jenkins is a real guy, currently serving 25 years in prison for a litany of charges relating to his time in the Gun Trace Task Force, a unit within the Baltimore police tasked with getting guns and drugs off the streets. ![]()
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