udbrky, pre-emptively download the show Treme so you can make a smooth transition over once you clear The Wire. it's David Simon's new series (I think season 1 is done now so it should be ez game to find).
also, that bar fight post was tilting because you let your friend vomit blood. if you jump in without hitting the bartender and just try to pull your friend away and you start getting beat on, gg on bartender for beating some random guy. if he starts pounding on you he may as well be pounding on some innocent bystander trying to stop a fight and i'm pretty sure that's not part of his job description. unless this guy was
(or to a lesser extent
), i don't see how you couldn't get in front of him and just pull your friend away.