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Originally Posted by MarchHare
The writers on The Wire didn't just coincidentally get all that stuff right. David Simon, the show's creator, was a veteran crime journalist from the Baltimore Sun who spent many years forming relationships with local police officers for his stories. Co-creator of the show and Simon's writing partner was Ed Burns, a Baltimore cop of 20 years.
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I read a series of articles where the author watched The Wire with Baltimore gang members and they all said it was mostly accurate, but made to be a bit more exciting for TV with more exaggerated characters and scenario's. They all agreed the character of Omar was way too ridiculous.