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See, that’s what I don’t get about the drug thing. Why can’t you sell the shit and walk the fuck away? You know what I mean? Everything else in this country gets sold without people shooting each other behind it.
— The Wire · 2002
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker is baffled that the drug trade can't work like ordinary commerce, where you sell your product and leave. They point out that other goods in the country change hands without anyone being shot over it, and they seek agreement from the listener.
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