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David Simon and Ed Burns wrote the following passage for the TV show, "The Wire" spoken by Bunny Colvin: <<<< I mean, you call something a war and pretty soon
by matt__rose 13y ago
David Simon and Ed Burns wrote the following passage for the TV show, "The Wire" spoken by Bunny Colvin:
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I mean, you call something a war and pretty soon everybody gonna be running around acting like warriors. They gonna be running around on a damn crusade, storming corners, slapping on cuffs, racking up body counts. And when you at war, you need a fucking enemy. And pretty soon, damn near everybody on every corner is your fucking enemy. And soon the neighborhood that you're supposed to be policing, that's just occupied territory.
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This was written in 2004. With the passage of time, it seems more and more prescient.
- yardie 13y agoIt's not prescient because that is how it's been in predominantly black neighbourhoods. Black people have been saying this for the last 2-3 decades through protests, riots, and community organisers. It's only now that everyone has a cameraphone and a Youtube account do you get to see what's been going on. Even well respected actor, Levar Burton, knows how to act in front of police. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=M-ckDJ3xTaE https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=M-ck.... For black people we go into every encounter with the police thinking this might be my last moment on earth.
- mabhatter 13y agoBeing as its Levar... His famous role was in Roots as the slave that kept getting lashed for not taking a proper English name from his owner over and over if he would just say his English name... So its more than a little ironic that THIS actor makes a video about how to be properly submissive to his mas'ers! It just sad that he would have to make a video like that because most of his TV time has been spent reading books to children. He's about as threatening as Mr. Rogers and still gets the jackboot.