William Rawls

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William Rawls is a high-ranking, politically driven Baltimore police commander in *The Wire* known for his ruthless focus on statistics and career advancement over genuine police work.

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Label Occurrences
William Rawls canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
television character ⓘ
antagonisticTowards Jimmy McNulty ⓘ
linked to: James McNulty

Major Crimes Unit ⓘ
appearsIn The Wire ⓘ
associatedWithTheme institutional dysfunction ⓘ
police bureaucracy ⓘ
political corruption ⓘ
characterTrait ambitious ⓘ
authoritarian ⓘ
career-focused ⓘ
politically driven ⓘ
ruthless ⓘ
vindictive ⓘ
conflictsWith Bunk Moreland ⓘ
Cedric Daniels ⓘ
countryOfWork United States ⓘ
createdBy David Simon ⓘ
deprioritizes genuine police work ⓘ
long-term investigations ⓘ
employer Baltimore Police Department ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Wire universe ⓘ
firstAppearance The Wire, season 1 ⓘ
linked to: The Wire
focusesOn clearance rates ⓘ
crime statistics ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genreOfWork crime drama ⓘ
knownFor hostility toward McNulty ⓘ
manipulating statistics ⓘ
pressuring subordinates ⓘ
language English ⓘ
loyalTo police department hierarchy ⓘ
medium television series ⓘ
motivatedBy career advancement ⓘ
nationality American (fictional) ⓘ
network HBO ⓘ
occupation police commander ⓘ
police officer ⓘ
portrayedBy John Doman ⓘ
positionHeld Colonel in the Baltimore Police Department ⓘ
Deputy Commissioner of Operations ⓘ
Major in the Baltimore Police Department ⓘ
prioritizes department image ⓘ
political considerations ⓘ
setting Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
supervises Homicide Unit ⓘ
Patrol commands ⓘ
worksIn Baltimore ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jimmy McNulty → antagonisticTo → William Rawls ⓘ
Bunk Moreland → hasColleague → William Rawls ⓘ
Cedric Daniels → conflictWith → William Rawls ⓘ
Cedric Daniels → politicalPressureFrom → William Rawls ⓘ
Tommy Carcetti → rivalOf → William Rawls ⓘ
James McNulty → hasSuperior → William Rawls ⓘ
James McNulty → hasAdversary → William Rawls ⓘ
Ervin Burrell → supervises → William Rawls ⓘ