Everyone should see episode 2. They follow drug dealers and anti-drug LEO. They cover Baltimore City and Harford County. They dealers do an excellent job of articulating what is wrong with Baltimore and indirectly show why gun control doesn't work.
Thanks doc.
Well worth watching.
Incredibly sad though.
I also enjoyed it, but suspect that dealer is adept at playing people and was doing it to the documentarian. He hints that he's basically a sociopath and will manipulate folks to make them addicts (and then acts that he regrets it). I was actually going to make my older boy watch that episode tonight.I thought it was excellent, and very sad as well. It illustrates that the drug problem is rooted in despair and an incredible lack of opportunity. The dealer had excellent insight into the issues, IMO.
I also enjoyed it, but suspect that dealer is adept at playing people and was doing it to the documentarian. He hints that he's basically a sociopath and will manipulate folks to make them addicts (and then acts that he regrets it). I was actually going to make my older boy watch that episode tonight.
Any idea what happened to episode 1? Don't see it in the queue. Have skipped to episode 4 in Chicago where the dealers are a similar type of lying scum, and know to play the liberal pity words about a lack of a proper education and lack of access to jobs being responsible for the state of the drug culture in their neighborhoods. There's also a stronger anti-gun vibe in the Chicago episode.
Btw, a bit different and mostly one-sided in its presentation, but Baltimore Rising on HBO had some strong characters that made it interesting to watch. They gloss over the failure of Baltimore politicians (instead trying to ascribe it to police/community interactions - not admitting the degree of control politicians exert on PDs), the Baltimore drug problem, and the 1968 riots when focusing on the economic despair in the community.
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... No way a guy is skimming stores or private sales, buying all those guns at half price and selling them to G-Money at little to no profit. ...
Those guns are being stolen by G’s suppliers. Laws aren’t going to change that. Smash and grabs at gun stores isn’t as sexy a projection as someone just being able to buy whatever they want...
Me: lemme check out this show the good doctor was posting about....
**turns on dope documentary**
drug dealer lewis: (within the first 3 minutes) "It seems like since the freddie gray riots...that was one of the best things that could ever happen for the dope game. They makin' laws like everyday that's in our favor man. There's no more plain-clothes police officers in the state of md anymore. I love that law."
me: welp.... I'm gunna need a drink for this **pours glass of woodford reserve**
While watching this show I heard a loud crash in the next room of my hone. It was my property value falling through the roof. Thanks Netflix