S04E10 · SCENE 22/22 · 29:59
Misgivings · street
Quality-of-Life Arrests Criticized

Officers ticket citizens for minor violations while McNulty criticizes the practice.

29:59→31:47
in the episode · 1m 48s · S04E10

What happens

29:59–31:47

Officers arrest people for open containers and parking violations. McNulty sarcastically praises Baker's work and explains that patrolmen can choose how to spend their shift.

Wherestreet
DriverOfficer McNulty
Positioncomplication
ThreadWestern District Crime and Police Work

Key lines

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30:49

So no one-- and l mean no one-- tells us how to waste our shift.

31:15

That's why we do the paperwork.

31:37

No justice, no peace.

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misunderstanding0.3
argument

Beats

29:38Discussion begins
31:08Snitch concern discussed

Scene in the episode

29:59–31:47
A · Political Maneuvering and Power Struggles
B · Western District Crime and Police Work
C · Personal Struggles and Relationships

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