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 2007's 'Best Comeback' line - and
we think he'll win.
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 2007's 'Best Comeback' line - and
we think he'll win.
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