[f6v]

Is The Wire real?

[falcor84]

I think it's as real as is possible for a piece of fiction to be

[cdstyh]

Yes. Worse things happen everyday in every hood in America.

[throwanem]

I can't speak to the general case, but I have to give the show that the grain elevator did get turned into condos [1].

[1] http://www.silopoint.com/

[ruined]

no, the real omar was unfortunately heterosexual.

[dkn775]

The part about the police culture is Pretty spot on

[saghm]

No, it's a fictional TV show

[f6v]

I'm glad I didn't ask about Santa then.