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11-09-2011, 04:33 AM
A Policeman Testifies in Court
If you ever testify in court, you might wish you could have been as sharp as this policeman. He was being cross-examined by a defense attorney during a felony trial. The lawyer was trying to undermine the policeman's credibility...
Q Officer -- did you see my client fleeing the scene
A No sir. But I subsequently observed a person matching the description of the offender, running several blocks away.
Q Officer -- who provided this description
A The officer who responded to the scene.
Q A fellow officer provided the description of this so-called offender. Do you trust your fellow officers
A Yes, sir. With my life.
Q With your life Let me ask you this then officer. Do you have a room where you change your clothes in preparation for your daily duties
A Yes sir, we do!
Q And do you have a locker in the room
A Yes sir, I do.
Q And do you have a lock on your locker
A Yes sir.
Q Now why is it, officer, if you trust your fellow officers with your life, you find it necessary to lock your locker in a room you share with these same officers
A You see, sir -- we share the building with the court complex, and sometimes lawyers have been known to walk through that room.
The courtroom erupted in laughter, and a prompt recess was called. The officer on the stand has been nominated for this year's Best Comeback Line -- I think he'll win.
If you ever testify in court, you might wish you could have been as sharp as this policeman. He was being cross-examined by a defense attorney during a felony trial. The lawyer was trying to undermine the policeman's credibility...
Q Officer -- did you see my client fleeing the scene
A No sir. But I subsequently observed a person matching the description of the offender, running several blocks away.
Q Officer -- who provided this description
A The officer who responded to the scene.
Q A fellow officer provided the description of this so-called offender. Do you trust your fellow officers
A Yes, sir. With my life.
Q With your life Let me ask you this then officer. Do you have a room where you change your clothes in preparation for your daily duties
A Yes sir, we do!
Q And do you have a locker in the room
A Yes sir, I do.
Q And do you have a lock on your locker
A Yes sir.
Q Now why is it, officer, if you trust your fellow officers with your life, you find it necessary to lock your locker in a room you share with these same officers
A You see, sir -- we share the building with the court complex, and sometimes lawyers have been known to walk through that room.
The courtroom erupted in laughter, and a prompt recess was called. The officer on the stand has been nominated for this year's Best Comeback Line -- I think he'll win.