The Wire, episodes 3x09-12

“Slapstick” to “Mission Accomplished”

What are the police “for”? What are they supposed to do and provide for society? Don’t give me that “protect and serve” crap or whatever else.

The police, and I’m aware of how unoriginal a take this is, are here to provide order. The world ungoverned is one of chaos, and the state as the sole entity able to use legitimate force entrust the police to retu…