All they had to do was leave him alone and/or not harm their own people in their own community. The idea that the kid panicking and telling is the bad guy over the kids and adults harming peope is really sick when you think about it.All he had to do was say No
Things you didn't notice on The Wire until multiple watches
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Silkk
Can't Change My Damn Avi :beli:
Are you the actor that played Randy or something?
No I am a grown ass black man that has seen to many people locked up for decades or killed over this bullshyt. Also tired of our young black men having to make man decisions way too early.Are you the actor that played Randy or something?
Silkk
Can't Change My Damn Avi :beli:
We talking about tv man….
EzekelRAGE
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So in the context of the show, Randy gets no blame for getting involved in the shyt or not being able to take his lick for the bullshyt he got involved in? When he got in trouble for the hall pass shyt that was his own fukk up to sell candy, he snitched on whoever was tagging the walls. He shouldve just shutup and took his lick.
Why did Randy never say no? When @Silkk brought that up you did some deflecting bullshyt instead of answering the question. When dude approached him to be the lookout, he was happy as hell to accept that money to be the lookout. He couldve easily said "nah bro, this a big candy order I cant miss" and kept it moving. He didnt. When he did get called into the office, him running his mouth is what got him deeper in trouble because the school didnt have anything.
Michael told a few people no and they left him alone. IIRC Michael wasnt really involved in any heavy street shyt til he went to Marlo to have his stepdad killed.
You steady trying to make it seem like Randy was forced to get involved, when it was his choice. We got a perfect example of Mike for someone who didnt want to get involved and never did because he stood on his "no" for all the street bullshyt. Even when Marlo first sent Monk to put money in his pocket, he said no. When Marlo himself pressed Mike, he stood tall.
And of course Randy is the one giddy as hell ready to take Mike's share that he turned down.
The deleterious mindset I am talking about is far too real though.
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I never said Randy was above reproach. But to label a 13 yr old a snitch and thusly worthy of death is some bullshyt. Kids do thoughtless, shortsighted, selfish, dangerous shyt. They are supposed to...they are kids. They arent supposed to be held to adult standards of accountability.
Adults have the responsibility to let kids be kids and not to lead them astray. People who hurt other people and the community are more problematic than people who tell. Having more smoke for the person telling, especially a kid at that is ass backwards and serves no benefit to the community.
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EzekelRAGE
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If he didnt want to be labeled a snitch, he shouldve kept his mouth shut. You get w/e comes with that when you willfully involved in that shyt. He had multiple chances to say no, like Mike, but he got involved anyway at every turn.
Least with Wallace the shyt was taking a mental toll and destroying him. Randy told just to get out of trouble.
seemorecizzy
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Only reason I feel bad about Randy is because he was a foster kid. It felt like he snitched because he was scared of his foster mother giving up on him. The other kids didnt have those fears.
Also, Cheese is his father and gave no fukks about him lol he had abandonment issues
Orlando was a dumb motherfukker man