Social Organization; clammering for breathe

The ideas of Wilson are lived out by the ship yard boss' son, Ziggy. Ziggy is taking on a lifestyle and occupation that many before him have seen as their only way out  due to the lack of work. But as the opening scene of episode 5 we can see that this young buck is new the the streets. What is unexpected is that Stringer Bell has risen so high on the illegitimate work ladder that he is beginning to appear legit. The dock's son on the other hand is stepping into the dark and scary world of crime. Theses characters' current vocations do not align with their social appearance.

occupation. it's the question of these most recent episodes. Frank Sobatka is fighting to maintain a legitimate establishment. the lack of work, as Wilson, identified is fuel for crime even in the most upstanding people such as Sobatka would appear. While Omar sits on the stand  faced with the question, "what is your occupation?" his reply "I rip and run." This is later turned on him the Barksdale's lawyer. The single most gratifying moment in the series thus far. On his own turf this lawyer is called out, paralleled to a murdering thief in front of the jury. The most powerful collision of worlds, where the 'upstanding' is shown up by the rough and rowdy.

When Kima describes the deaths of the 13 girls on the dock "they had a third of that space, a bathroom to piss in and not enough air" it's as if she is describing the world that each of these characters is living in to some degree. the loss for air is a theme in these episodes as these woman seek what has been told to them will be a better world or how D is seeking an out and instead is strangled to death.