> In one case, law enforcement didn't pay their bill, resulting in the person being wiretapped having the wiretap connection show up on their bill, blowing the case.

In the fictional world of The Wire, one of the "wires" were blown when the guy checked on his mobile bill to find out his account was flagged to not be disconnected. I'm sure this was art imitating life or inspired by type of thing

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inigyou 4 hours ago | parent [-]

The Wire is allegedly one of the more realistic crime shows in how incompetent it portrays the police.

	▲	newsomix9xl 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		In their defense their target was amazingly adept. Many criminals even today don't engage in basic counter measures like you see on that show. And I'd call them "dysfunctional" more than inept. Bad leadership stymied by political goals overcomes even good policing.
	▲	semiquaver 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		You’re doing my boy McNulty dirty.
	▲	walrus01 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		That, and the alcoholism