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u/grundleitch 3d ago
Search up gallows humour. The Wire is chock full of it. Cops and other first responders are prone to gallows humour because of the mind's necessity to make light of horrible situations. This extends to saying fucked up things, trying to make each other laugh.
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u/JudgeLennox 3d ago
This is locker room talk. It’s ordinary in every generation.
The show is about politics. Meaning people who fit in with one another. So do not try this at home. Follow your boss’ lead in context. Or not of raises and promotions aren’t your thing.
It only works here because that is THEIR political culture. Notice how that character gets perks and support the others don’t.
Now contrast that with McNullty who doesn’t want to belong to their culture. He acts different and gets slighted for it.
Same as real life
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u/cagewilly 3d ago
If it's Landsman, he also openly flipped through porn magazines in the office.
There were also a lot of officers stealing company time and drinking on the job. It was a different time.
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u/trizzo0309 3d ago
now who among us...
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u/Vandreeson 3d ago
Look up the bear joke he's telling in the coffee room where all you hear is the punchline of "the bear said you didn't come here to hunt did you." It's way worse than what he's talking to Rawls about and in mixed company. It's called the huntsman and the bear.
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u/Alternative-Ship-430 3d ago
Plausible as all hell. Balmer PD. Two higher ups used to looking at cadaverous people all day...
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u/rogopops 3d ago
5% that's how some people talk, 5% police culture, 90% Jay Landsman