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Joseph Wambaugh

Joseph Wambaugh

American Writer

Born: Jan 22, 1937

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The Onion Field made a real writer. And then I knew it was over, I couldn't be a cop anymore. Joseph Wambaugh

Made Field Onion Writer Knew Over Real Anymore Then Cop

I'm sure I took some licks at the system, and at trials and lawyers in general. I've seen enough of them for so many years both as a cop and a defendant in defamation cases. Joseph Wambaugh

Trials Seen Enough Took System Some Cases General Lawyers Both Sure Years So Many Years Them Many Cop Defamation Defendant

I certainly believe it's over for the jury system, but we won't admit it for a while. Joseph Wambaugh

Believe System Admit Over Jury While Certainly

The time has come for professional jurors. Joseph Wambaugh

Time Come Professional

I enjoy adapting my own work, or anybody's work. I like to adapt books. Joseph Wambaugh

Work Own Enjoy Adapting Books My Own Like Anybody Adapt

Probably 95 percent of the things that are written never get on the screen. Joseph Wambaugh

Percent Never Written Get Screen Things

The serial arsonist is the most difficult to apprehend because the evidence is burned up. Joseph Wambaugh

Difficult Apprehend Evidence Most Because Arsonist Up Burned Serial

What is it about the component of fire? People have written about it. People have wondered about it. Joseph Wambaugh

People Fire Component About Written Wondered

I hadn't done anything in six years; I was just vegetating. Joseph Wambaugh

Years Done Six Just Anything

When I interview people accused of capital offenses, I never even ask if they did it. I would consider that unprofessional. Joseph Wambaugh

People Interview Consider Would Never Did Accused Capital Ask Even

Today, lawyers are attacking more; they're attacking everything. A good example is the O.J. Simpson case. Joseph Wambaugh

Today Good Example Everything Case More Lawyers Attacking Simpson Good Example

The Onion Field, that one got pretty close to me because I was a cop when it happened. I saw some of the indifference that my police department showed to the surviving officer. Joseph Wambaugh

Me Police Field Saw Some Pretty Indifference Onion Police Department Because Got Close Surviving Officer Department Happened Cop

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