>I've heard people say that it's unfair that out of all the
>corner kids from S4, he's the only one who made it off the
>block with a future.

Talented, needy kids are always slipping through the cracks. That's one of the main themes of The Wire. Fuck what's "fair". That aint life.

Namond made it out partly by chance and partly because he had connections. Dukie/most of the other kids don't have connections....so they're not getting out. Seems realistic to me.