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The Wire- Season 3 (Baltimore Police Department (Western (Major Howard…

- - - - Creator of Hamsterdam- A zone in which drugs are legalised
        
        Although it was not its intended purpose, Hamsterdam allows for outreach work, directed at addicts, to occur. Simon appears to be alluding to the idea that a multiplicity of benefits could be derived from the legalization of drugs. Decreased crime rates, happier communities, addicts being treated
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      - Thomas 'Herc' Hauk
        
        Officers who, in the words of Jimmy McNulty, have no purpose other than 'clearing corners and chasing calls'
        
        Points to the idea that policing has suffered as a result of the US 'War on Drugs'.
        
        By the end of the season, end with the arrest of almsot all of the Barksdale organisation members, we see that they are still clearing corners
      - Anthony Colicchio
      - Elllis Carver
      - Kenneth Dozerman
        
        Shot in a failed drugs bust and has his service weapon stolen
      - Ultimately loses his job and his higher pension grade as a result of Hamsterdam.
  - - - The team mistakenly believe that Cheese was referring to the murder of a human, rather than killing a dog. They reveal their ongoing wire tap investigation to him in an attempt to force a confession
  - - - Bunk Moreland
        
        Little Bunk-
        
        Bunk's son
        
        Bunk given the task of finding Dozerman's gun. Landsman won't let him investigate Tosha's death because he regards the gun as more important
        
        Detective
      - Commanding detective
- - - - Rawl's careerism leads him to pressure the Baltimore Police department to keep the crime statistics down
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjtz-w0Xouo
        
        This contributes to the creation of Hamsterdam
        
        Taylor is relieved of Duty in wholly undignified manner due to his failure to keep crime statistics down
    - - Both are portrayed as being more concerned about their careers than enacting change in the city. Therefore they both personally see to the destruction of Hamsterdam and the ending of Major Colvin's career.
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKrL8x13nig
    - - Both councilmen and both intending to run for mayor
      - Theresa D'Agostino
        
        Romantically involved with Mc Nulty
        
        Agrees to run Carcetti's mayoral campaign
        
        Political consultant
      - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vmWkJ8hLoE
      - In order to prevent the Baltimore Police Department from looking bad during the Public Safety meetings, Burrell feeds Carcetti information on the Mayor
      - Carcetti intends to use the issue of crime as his platform, however it is indicted that he is motivated by desire for political power rather than a genuine desire to help the citizens of Baltimore
      - Jen Carcetti
        
        Carcetti's Wife
      - Head of Public Safety Subcommitee
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      - Councilwoman
    - - Chief of Staff and main advisor to the Mayor
- - - - Drac
        
        Prop Joe's nephew
      - Melvin 'cheese' wagstaff
        
        Promoted to lieutenant in the organisation after Lavelle's arrest
      - Leader of the organisation
      - Lavelle Mann
- - - - Brother Mouzone
        
        A hitman of sorts. Was shot by Stringer in season 2 and returns to seek revenge.
        
        Lamar
        
        Mouzone's Bodyguard
      - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxia0pFZ3x4
  - - - A lawyer and Elena's new partner
- - - - Deceased by conclusion of series as a result of a drug overdose
- - - - Marla is running for the councilwomen position occupied by Eunetta
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- - - - Stringer's assistant: Answers the phone for Stringer/point of communication
      - Slim Charles
        
        Gerard and Sapper
        
        Enforcers: Answer to Slim. Are responsible for breaking the Sunday Truce by targeting Omar rewatchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzvfWEXU-tc
        
        Bernard
        
        Supplies the burner phones used by the organisation.
        
        Squeak
        
        Bernard's girlfriend and an old acquaintance of Bubbles. Persuades her boyfriend to buy pre-wired phones, which ultimately leads to the arrest of the majority of the Barksdale crew
        
        Dennis 'Cutty' Wilson
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW7apyYjjCg&t=1s
        
        Was previously involved with Barksdale and was imprisoned. Is released from prison and, after briefly rejoining the crew, retires because- 'The game ain't in me [him] no more.'
        
        He sets up a boxing gym to help the children who are involved in the crews, but ultimately has to return to Barksdale to ask Avon for money fro the upkeep of the gym.
        
        Cutty initially fails to get permits for his gym but is later helped by Odell Watkins and Marla Daniels
        
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        Grace Simpson
        
        Cutty's ex-girlfriend who has successfully let the word of the drug gangs and has become a school teacher
        
        Helps Cutty to contact Stringer on several occasions
        
        Briefly employed as a landscape gardener
        
        Preston 'Bodie' Broadus
        
        Street crew chief
        
        Avoids arrest
        
        Malik 'Poot' Carr
        
        Street crew chief
        
        Arrested in final episode of the season
        
        Enforcer/ muscle
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      - This also highlights that the drug trade functions as a business [see New Day co-op]
    - - Highlights that the drug trade functions as a business, therefore indicating that it functions on the principle of supply and demand. This would indicate that the police policy of targeting suppliers and dealers is futile, as any business will continue as long as there is a demand for the product they produce
  - - - Avon's nephew, Brianna's son.
      - Donette
        
        Girlfriend of D'Angelo and mother of his son. Also involved with Stringer
- - - - Advises Stringer on how to navigate the legitimate business market. It is later discovered that he is in fact manipulating Stringer in order to get more money.
      - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxQw0VoT538
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    - - Justin is one of the young dealers who joins Cutty's gym
        
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      - Member of Fruit's crew
- - - - In this scene Omar also return's Dozerman's missing gun