chrisy
Well-known member
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 defence 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 -- and we think he'll win.
>
>as this policeman. He was being cross-examined by a defence 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 -- and we think he'll win.
>
