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The Wire: Unconfirmed Reports

by Jonathan Toomey, posted Jan 13th 2008 10:01PM

Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West) and Officer Bobby Brown (Bobby Brown) examine a dead woman on The Wire.
(S05E02) "This ain't Aruba, bitch." - Bunk

No... it's not. Of course, Bunk was referring to the Natalee Holloway case from a few years back. The case (which added considerable fuel to the frenzy that surrounds "missing white woman syndrome" in the news outlets) was addressed because of what it implies. The question? What's it take to get noticed? What's it take to get proper news coverage and police investigation? As we've learned, 22 dead black males just don't make the cut. As Bunk and Lester reasoned, you need breasts, white skin, and a cheerleader's outfit for good measure. That or be a tourist.
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