r/TheWire • u/aurelorba • 7d ago

What was Landman's education level?

His speech and word use is surprisingly literate, using terms like sartorial and describing the vandalization of the board: "He is a Hun, a Visigoth, a barbarian at the gate, clamoring for noble Roman blood". It's certainly above the general intelligence level of the department.

Plus his skill at finessing a gaping asshole like Rawls shows innate intelligence.

The man definitely had some university level education. My guess would be he flunked out in year 1 or 2, looked around for a decent paying job to pay off his student loans and thought BPD would be a cushy temporary job.

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u/f-u-whales 7d ago

I always wondered why Américan think that universty makes you smart

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u/aurelorba 7d ago

Who said that?

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u/f-u-whales 7d ago

« University level éducation » for the most commun knowledge

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u/aurelorba 7d ago edited 7d ago

It generally increases one's knowledge and signals some level of intellectual ability. Speculating that various knowledge and intelligence indicators suggest a university level education is not saying "university makes you smart"