In "The Wire", when police used a Stingray (they already called it that in 2002!) without a warrant, they were banished to the attic. In reality, the federal g

In "The Wire", when police used a Stingray (they already called it that in 2002!) without a warrant, they were banished to the attic. In reality, the federal government comes in and helps them cover up. Real life beats fiction. Even the power-driven characters in that satire knew the limits, and here is the real government one-upping them.