the corner be a powerful mini series that deliver a ruthless and depressing and and deprave view of the life of drug abuser and dealer . tell semi narratively by a documentary crew and the viewer be deliver into the bowel of a hellish neighbourhood in america . be base on a true story only serve to rattle the viewer far a you get to watch all the horror of grow up on the street from the comfort of your own home . truth be tell and at time and i could barely watch the event of the program a the pain and suffering of each character seem unbearable . each have a struggle to deal with and from a father who have fall into the depth of heroin addiction to his son who deal the same drug on the unforgiving street . yet and they still try to maintain some sense of their former self . gary ( the father ) try to get back on his foot numerous time and but failure seem to be the only result . deandre ( the son ) have have no worthy role model to teach him the value of honest living . the failure of his parent have reduce him to no more than another lost soul wander the ghetto for his income . each event in the mini series seem timeless and not easily forget and a i write this now and five month after i last saw the corner and all i can think of be a shoot out in the latter half of the story . we be show kid with gun ( somewhat echo columbine ) and however the shooter be scar . and you can see it and the fear in their face and their random shoot . i be breathless watch this scene unfold a the youth who we have come to know have to defend themselves from rival dealer who have promise blood shed . all their talk and act macho be instantly discard a we watch them shoot up a once peaceful and beautiful neighbourhood in order to eliminate an unseen foe . there be nothing honourable about this scene and by the end i find myself lack breath and on the edge of my seat . it be still one of the most incredible thing that i have see on television . the fact that this story happen in baltimore just enhance the story that much more . usually and when people think of the drug problem in america they first think of the big city . new york or los angeles and but here we be show that the drug problem be in the backyard and backalleys of america and as well . it should not be ignore . by the conlcusion of this story there seem to only be body leave over as lifeless a they be wander the slum for their next high . but there be no more high after death and there be only a gap . the absence of a person have a great effect on the life of those that surround them . but what truly sad be that by the end the understanding be that only the dealer feel the loss . of customer . the death of their friend only serve to limit the junkie chance of core easy . herein lie the sad fact . hope be fleet on the corner .