The Courtroom

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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 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 EXPLODED with 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.

[Ergodyne]