[dagenleg]

That's a scene from The Wire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgrO_rAaiq0

[GavinMcG]

The story was around before The Wire.

[quickthrowman]

Yes, in David Simon’s book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, as well as the David Simon series Homicide: Life on the Street.

David Simon also created The Wire.

[GavinMcG]

Fine, it's been around since before David Simon cribbed it:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/next-case-on-the-court-col...