Analysis Of The Choirboys By Joseph Wambaurgh

The choirboys by Joseph Wambaurgh is it a depiction of how ten urban police officers cope. This novel is a dark and powerful comedy with the ending of a tragedy. Five sets of Los Angeles Police Department officers on the night watch at Wilshire division come together after patrol at MacArthur Park and rewind from the past day. Spermwhale Whalen and Baxter Slate partners of 7-A-1, Sam Niles and Harold Bloomguard partners of 7-A-29, Spencer Van Moot and Calvin Potts partners of 7-A-33, Calvin Potts and Francis Tanaguchi partners of 7-A-77, Roscoe Rules and Dean Pratt partners of 7-A-85.

7-A-1: Spermwhale Whalen and Baxter Slate. Spermwhale Whalen, also known, as “Spermy” is the oldest choirboy at the age of 52. He was in three world wars as

After, Sam Niles found him with the dominatrix. Baxter was embarrassed and fight with his last inner demon. His past and present had caught to him and cough the police disease. Baxter Slate committed suicide. After, the choirboys were told the news that their friend committed suicide they were all stunned. Especially, Sam who just yesterday gave him a break when he found him with the dominatrix. Sam was acting very odd throughout the night and once choir practice began came vary intoxicated. Sam stumbled and passed out in back of the police wagon that Roscoe Rules was driving, they figured they leave him in there with Spencer Van Moot (also pass out) and take their cars to the police station for them in the morning. Rules and shut the door of the wagon not realizing that Sam was extremely claustrophobic. Sam became conscious enough to realize he had no idea where he was. He was delusional and imaging Baxter’s dead body. Sam, became frantic and reached for his service gun, realizing he did not have it, then he reached for his off-duty weapon. A boy named Alexander Blaney, a gay boy, who was lurking around choir practice. Heard the turmeric screams from Sam. Soon after, Harold Bloomguard hearing the screams realized Sam is in the wagon and is very claustrophobic. Then, he asked Rules if he had shut the door to the wagon. The boy trying to help unknowingly did not know what was

All I know are old story, from someone else, and what the media portrays it as. I imagine to some extent this novel is accurate. Although, not all police officers go to a park, get drunk, and have sex with some police groupies. I think every policeman has their own way of coping with the job. Rather, it going out with people who understand what you are going through, or just going out for a beer after patrol, and so for the group sex that’s none of my business. In the end of the novel after the sentencing and right six month suspension was up Lieutenant Willard Woodcock and Sergeant Nick Yanov revisited McArther Park. Woodcock stated that they we troublemakers and they all should all not be allowed to return to the same district. Yanov replied "They weren 't troublemakers...they were just policemen. Rather ordinary young guys. Maybe a little lonelier than some. Or