Getting profiled

"The suspect is likely a white male, in his late twenties to late thirties. He likely is not a college graduate, but feels nonetheless superior to those with advanced education, and is likely employed in a bureaucratic entity, possibly civil service or quasi-public service, from which he feels alienated. He has a problem with authority and a deep-seated resentment of those who he feels have impeded his progress professionally. [...] The suspect has trouble with lasting relationships and is possibly a high-functioning alcoholic with alcohol being utilised as a trigger in the commission of these crimes. His resentment of the homeless may stem from a personal relationship with someone who is in that cohort, or his victimisation of vagrants might merely represent an opportunity for the killer to assert his superiority and intellectual prowess."

the Wire, David Simon (S05)

(Cette fois encore, avec le son, c'est mieux... mais ça SPOILE légèrement, attention)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn0ylNZhOJI

The game is rigged

...I feel old. I been out there since I was thirteen. I ain't never fucked up a count, never stole off a package, never did some shit that I wasn't told to do. I've been straight up. But what come back? You think if I get jammed up on some shit, they'd be like, "Yeah. Bodie been there. Bodie hang tough. We got his pay lawyer. We got a bail." They want me to stand with them, right? But where the fuck they at when they supposed to be standing by us? When shit goes bad and there's hell to play, where they at? This game is rigged, man. We like the little bitches on a chessboard.

the Wire, David Simon (S04)

(Avec le son, c'est mieux... mais ça SPOILE, attention)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YECcGWN5aY

I'm tired

I had this feeling for a long time, and it's like I'm standing outside myself watching me do things I don't wanna do, you know? Just like seeing me like I'm somebody else but never ever being able to stop the show. I'm tired.

the Wire, David Simon (S03)

Day at a time, I suppose

Mon rapport au temps et aux "séries TV" induit que je visionne, avec beaucoup de retard, celles que la postérité désigne comme must-(have-)see(n). Assez peu, donc.

The Wire est l'une d'elle. Effectivement, je ne suis pas déçu... voire même carrément épaté par l'écriture. C'est avant tout le grand nombre de personnages, l'extrême justesse et la cohérence de chacun qui impressionnent...

Si les dialogues sont savoureux (notamment pour l'accent des protagonistes), ils se prêtent en revanche mal à être cités sur ce blog.

Court extrait, donc, qui ne parlera sans doute qu'à ceux qui connaissent la série.

"Omar" (best character of all time, selon Obama) y est interrogé par le procureur de la république en tant que témoin.

- State calls Omar Little, your honor. [...] Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

- I surely do.

- State your name for the record.

- Omar Devon Little.

- Mr. Little, how old are you?

- About 29, thereabout.

- And where you live?

- No place in particular, ma'am.

- You're homeless?

- In the wind, so to speak.

- And what is your occupation?

- Occupation?

- What exactly do you do for a living, Mr. Little?

- I rip and run.

- You... (?!)

- I robs drug dealers.

- And exactly how long has this been your occupation, Mr. Little?

- I don't know, exactly. I venture to say maybe about eight or nine years.

- Mr. Little, how does a man rob drug dealers for eight or nine years and live to tell about it?

- Day at a time, I suppose.

the Wire, David Simon (S02)