I have a very formative memory of watching Cops, and in the (had to have been mid-90s episode), the cops were doing an undercover sting. In that they were pretending to be dealers hanging out on a corner, literally selling dime bags of weed to just regular people and then busting them around the corner.
Even as a kid, I was disgusted. I could not believe that they not only had nothing better to do, but thought this would be a “badass operation” to put on national TV.
I was s child and I immediately thought of several better ways of spending their time… I mean shit, swap out weed for heroin.
Still stupid, still fucked up, but at least it’s heroin? I don’t know… That shit changed me.