Hawaii Supreme Court cites from The Wire

It isn't often that a legal ruling includes a stylised, ungrammatical line of dialogue from a piece of popular culture.  To quote:

As the world turns, it makes no sense for contemporary society to pledge allegiance to the founding era’s culture, realities, laws, and understanding of the Constitution. “The thing about the old days, they the old days.” The Wire: Home Rooms (HBO television broadcast Sept. 24, 2006) (Season Four, Episode Three).

And this is how David Simon, creator of The Wire, responded, referring to the character who uttered that memorable line:

Slim Charles was a sagacious motherfucker.