White Boy

I haven't seen the 2018 movie White Boy Rick but I seriously doubt that it can be as compelling and amazing to watch as this documentary. I can say I have personal experience with the drug war of the 80 and 90's and so much of the movie rings true.

Politicians, police officers, and more corrupted by money and influence brought in from illegal drugs.

I seriously doubt that the 2018 movie will get away at naming names and pointing fingers at the folks that were possibly corrupted. I just hope this documentary doesn't get mired by lawsuits against it like a few have been.

The interviews are great and are a mix from everyone and I do mean everyone, from FBI, DEA, Judges, Mayors, Police Chiefs, Lawyers, Journalist, Drug dealers, hitmen, family members, and a host of others.

To make matters worst, he was arrested on a non-violent crime at 17 years old with no previous criminal history and too many parties do not want him to see the light of day.

I'm not going to say anything about White Boy other than if you want to fill in the gaps and get more information after seeing "White Boy Rick" then "White Boy" is a must.

I'm something of a law and order kinda of guy. Or more importantly, a by the books person who feels things should be done a certain way.

The War on Drugs is an absolute cluster bomb, and we lost that battle long ago. The biggest issue is the fact the government supplied drugs to cartels, dealers and even its own people. It had idiots that had no idea about drugs making arbitrary rules that ruined lives and destroyed families. And worst of all, law enforcement is the biggest beneficiary of seized goods and contraband, which means they will never want to abolish their cash cow with updated laws and sentencing. The drug problem was never addressed properly and the underlying reasons for the "problem" exploding are never understood. In the end, there are probably hundreds of tales like White Boy Rick, though I doubt they have the insidious details that make this story so interesting.

Richard Wershe, Jr. Was a pawn for the drug enforcement community, a teenage carrot to draw out far worse individuals than himself. While his legend has gotten out of control and hyperbolized over the years, in the end he was a small time dealer/government informant who was left to dry. I won't excuse the fact White Boy Rick was a criminal, but the aftermath is where this story is its most interesting.

Thirty years for a small time drug crime is utterly ridiculous. The length for most drug offenses in general are an affront to humanity, and Rick payed the ultimate price. This leads to the reason why so many refuse to help the police or other law enforcement, and even for a fastidious person like myself the punishment does not fit the crime.

Anyway, this is a very well put together and taut documentary that doesn't dawdle with the facts or the pace. It perfectly illustrates the corruption of higher leveled perpetrators and the aftermath of who really has to do the time for the crime.

More proof that the media is completely corrupt and toxic.

More proof that the justice system and law enforcement organizations are broken.

More proof that "inner city " culture and the "thug life" is a fungus on the ass of life.

Growing up in Detroit; YBI till I die was graffitied on shuttered homes. Tony Jack sightings at Paul's Chop House were a thing of substance. People knew Gil Hill for the Beverly Hills Cop films, we knew him because of Damion Lucas. And above all Coleman Young was the MFIC. After Rick Wershe, White Boy Rick was a nick name given to any white boy in the neighborhood who sold a nickel bag, little did we know the reality and intrigue behind the name. This film goes in depth on this urban legend of a story we heard as kids. It's engaging and informative. I had no clue how this story came together and my mind is blown. Amazing documentary.