David Simon, creator of “The Wire,” recently told The Baltimore Sun that Republican lawmakers should keep “The Wire” out of their mouths, the newest catchphrase for big shots in Maryland (“ David Simon: Don’t use ‘The Wire’ to justify sending troops to Baltimore ,” Sept. 9). So he didn’t like seeing his show come up in the discussion of sending in the troops, Republicans saying, “How’s the crime in Baltimore? Have you seen ‘The Wire’?”

I’m sorry, David, for five long seasons, you incorporated what you learned as a police reporter at The Baltimore Sun and following the BPD homicide unit to pull the festering underbelly of Charm City out into the light; you created this TV show that is so real and has achieved so much success. “The Wire” has been dubbed in German, French and Spanish. It i

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