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Clips from The Wire - Reformation (S03E03)

"And that's when the idea of the free zone, of Hamsterdam, come to me..."
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"because this drug thing, this ain't police work."
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"No, it ain't."
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"I mean, I can send any fool with a badge and a gun up on them corners..."
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"and jack a crew and grab vials."
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"But policing?"
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"I mean, you call something a war..."
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"and pretty soon everybody gonna be running around acting like warriors."
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"They gonna be running around on a damn crusade..."
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"storming corners, slapping on cuffs, racking up body counts."
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"And when you at war, you need a fucking enemy."
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"And pretty soon, damn near everybody on every corner is your fucking enemy."
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"that's just occupied territory."
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"You follow this?"
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"I think so."
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"Look here, the point I'm making, Carver, is this."
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"Soldiering and policing, they ain't the same thing."
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"And before we went and took the wrong turn..."
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"and started up with these war games..."
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"the cop walked a beat, and he learned that post."
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"And if there were things that happened up on that post..."
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"whether they be a rape or robbery or shooting..."
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"he had people out there helping him, feeding him information."
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"But every time I come to you, my DEU Sergeant..."
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"for information, to find out what's going on out there in them streets..."
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"You had your stats, you had your arrests, you had your seizures."
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"But don't none of that amount to shit..."
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"to my mind..."
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"it just... It ruined this job."
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"- What you got? - Incoming."
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"A Sun paper reporter. Been to the free zones, all three of them."
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"I was thinking, maybe we rewrite the affidavit..."
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"add some of the stuff we're getting from the pen registers..."
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"build the case that way, take it to the judge."
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"Who would pretend to be a lawyer that wasn't?"
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"I'm just saying, I think we're being too cautious on this."
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"We're going the extra mile for Phelan."
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"A shortcut now could cost us later in motions hearings."
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"We drew Phelan on this wiretap?"
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"That two-faced hack sold me out, the last go-round."
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"Yeah, he's a piece of shit."
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"We're all pieces of shit when we're in your way."
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"And they're just supposed to let it go on like this?"
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"Colvin told us to push the street dealing in these areas..."
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"I don't think they have a fucking clue about it."
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"This is just..."
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"- Got the place looking good. - Yeah."
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"Now all that needs doing is to go out and get you some kids."
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"Come on, man."
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"but, tell you the truth..."
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"I ain't got no idea how to go at these hoppers."
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"We got one."
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"His grandmother."
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"- Looking for me? - Look, boy..."
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"there's no reason to leave your clothes in the washer."
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"How many damn times do I have to tell you?"
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"But I did pick up the laundry soap. I picked it up."
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"Laundry soap, that's definitely a code."
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"Look, I'm telling y'all, I saw the boy. He saying he ain't got that thing."
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"- Same voice, no question. - I'll let the judge know."
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"Reference the voice comparison in the court report."
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"We're up."
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"Yeah."
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"Got it right here, yo. Yeah, that's right."
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"So, this your idea?"
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"Mind if we walk?"
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"Apocalypse. Apocalypse. Got that Apocalypse."
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"You got dealers selling with impunity..."
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"addicts shooting up on the street..."
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"people down here doing outreach, giving out needles and all."
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"I mean, who knows about this down at headquarters?"
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"While there was some initial concern..."
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"But they feel that the cases we're gonna bring in..."
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"- Cases? - Yeah, prosecutions, sure."
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"Your officers say no one's being locked up in the free zones."
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"to designated areas."
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"I mean, they're completely ignorant of the investigative aspect."
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"That's run out of CID downtown."
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"Yeah? Who's the lead detective?"
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"I already said more than I should."
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"The bottom line is, you start throwing calls around right now..."
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"they're gonna shit blue, thinking there's a leak."
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"They're gonna come up on the case early, and we won't get all we can..."
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"You're telling me all this is an enforcement strategy?"
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"What the hell else could it be?"
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"I mean, you think we would actually let this happen otherwise?"
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"Any other reporter gets on it..."
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"- Purple Haze, Purple Haze. - It's understood."
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"So, brother, what brought you back?"
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"It disturbs me to leave business unfinished."
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"Heard you was shot before you even got started down here."
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"Betrayed, you mean."
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"From his accent, he's homegrown, raised on the street."
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"Skilled, intelligent, late 20s, dark..."
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"but with a scar across his face, like so."
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"- You down with this nigga? - I know him."
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"Not to speak to..."
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"but you can't be anywhere near the game and not know the motherfucker."
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"Except for when he running with a young boy or two."
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"We're gonna need $1 million just for television."
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"Do you really think this is doable?"
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"The odds aren't great, but, yeah."
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"Even for a white guy?"
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"Speaking of which..."
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"I notice a certain monochromatic effect here."
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"One thing we're gonna need is black faces..."
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"You gotta start thinking about endorsement by black leaders."
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"Ministers, community people, elected officials."
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"Splitting the black vote is the only way to make the math work."
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"So, Tony Gray's gotta get in the race."
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"Guy's kind of a lightweight, ain't he?"
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"He's a good guy, but we need him to siphon votes from Royce."
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"I don't know. This thing with Tony..."
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"It's not personal, Tommy. It's politics."
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"Yo, yo. That boy with the sharp nose, he going, you know..."
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"- He going to the Apollo. - The Apollo?"
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"Yeah. He gonna need two tickets."
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"Damn. Tweety Bird working that shit."
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"- Oh, yeah, right. So I holler at you? - Yeah. All right."
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"125 grams, one-eighth of a kilo. Two tickets means "twice that.""
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