He believes police are not making the correct arrests, and the criminal justice system must be reformed to restore trust and detain people who have dodged the system. Simon said as the drug war continues in America, trust has deteriorated in communities. In 2002 Simon created the television series “The Wire,” which looked into the drug scene in Baltimore from all parties involved - the users, the drug dealers and the law enforcers. “This is, in some sense, the cost of what we talked about three years ago, and it’s being borne now,” Simon said. Monday, Simon again opened a Week Six, this time on “The Future of Cities,” by continuing his topic from 2013, discussing Baltimore and the issues the city currently faces: distrust in the police department, mass incarceration, nonviolent drug arrests and less than 10 percent of murderers being prosecuted. Three years ago, journalist and producer David Simon opened Week Six and the theme “Crime and Punishment” by speaking in the Amphitheater about the drug war and mass incarceration.Īt 10:45 a.m.
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