Snitch Snitch

First of all, Mike has turned into a little punk.  What exactly is fueling him to turn towards the gang atmosphere, I'm really not sure. Though what seemed to spark his outbreak was the homecoming of his father.  I feel as if Marlo and Chris have replaced his family.  They have shown Mike security and respect through various ways, enabling him to trust the gang.  Not only has the gang replaced his family, but his friends as well.  Mike went from one of my favorite characters to least favorite in one scene.  The scene I'm talking about is when Cutty came to talk to him.  Being the punk that he is he let Cutty get shot, and nobody messes with Cutty.  

Secondly, it was interesting how Chris handled the hit on Mike's father.  Previously we have seen Chris and Snoop "take care" of people quite efficiently and quickly.  Chris made it a point to beat Mike's father to death, literally.  Not only was this act unprecedented by Chris in The Wire, but brings about the question why he would act in such a way?  I personally believe Chris and Mike are much more in common than the series actually shows.  Underlying issues of rape and molestation I believe haunt each of them in their own personal way.  What do you think?

The article argues that snitching in many communities has become distorted and broadened to include anyone who calls the police or cooperates with criminal justice officials.  If this is the definition that snitching has received then almost everybody in The Wire is a snitch.  Probably the biggest snitch in the business would have to be Omar.  Which in essence is kind of funny if you really think about it.  Not only is he the biggest snitch in the series, but is also arguably the most dangerous as well.  To me these characteristics are almost opposites of each other.  Though Omar is quite impressive to say the least. 

The article also talks about the Anti-Snitching Code behind bars.  Is there anyway we as a people could change these codes that are within a prison?  Is it something that we could actually change, or is it pretty much a hopeless problem?