Eulogy for a Gangster

We hear at GITW suffered a great loss this week. One of the greatest homosexual gangsters of all time was gunned down as he bought his soft pack Newports at the local convenience store. A young kid came at the king and did not miss.

A Robin Hood of sorts, who followed his own code of justice, Omar Little was a violent killer, let there be no doubt, but he stood against the established drug dealers on the mean streets of Baltimore. Rising to prominence after his lover was killed, Omar was a beloved anti-hero who stalked the streets in a trench coat with a shotgun, killing those who stood in his way, but never on Sunday.

The newspaper didn't mention his murder and even the coroner switched the name on his body bag. No one outside the corner cared about Omar, but for the faithful Wire watchers, he will be sorely missed...even more then Stringer Bell.