POTUS Interviews "The Wire's" David Simon About War on Drugs
It what is nothing short of fantastic, President of the United States Barack Obama sat down with David Simon, a former reporter who does not like Hollywood; but who worked/ wrote HBO's show "The Wire". Where this is what was discussed (as posted on WhiteHouse.gov - HERE);
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This week, that former reporter – David Simon, the creator of HBO’s The Wire – and that former young senator -- President Barack Obama -- sat down to talk honestly about the challenges law enforcement face and the consequences communities bear from the war on drugs. Listen to what they had to say:
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The online article concludes with this reiteration of the remarks of POTUS Obama and David Simon;
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President Obama: If we can start down this path to a more productive way of thinking about drugs and its intersection with law enforcement, 20 years from now we can say to ourselves, well, maybe we got a little smarter. And we didn’t get here overnight; we're not going to get out of it overnight. But the fact that we've got people talking about it in a smarter way gets me a little encouraged.
David Simon: From your mouth to God’s ear.
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