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May 2022
38m 38s

"Part Five" (with Darrell Britt-Gibson, ...

HBO
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D. Watkins discusses episode five, which explores how the thin blue line of police loyalty shields some of Baltimore's dirtiest cops from the consequences of their actions. The show's executive producers, George Pelecanos (The Deuce) and David Simon (The Wire, The Deuce), comment on the inefficiency and violence of modern policing and the war on drugs. Watki ... Show More
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