*/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?'/*
> */?/**/'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 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./*
>
>
> Have a picture of the above police officer but can't get it to paste and put on here.
> 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?'/*
> */?/**/'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 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./*
>
>
> Have a picture of the above police officer but can't get it to paste and put on here.
