TV EARS TEMPLATE 10/05/2008
If you ever testify in court, you hope to be as sharp as this policeman . . .
The officer 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, I do."
Q: "Now why is it then, officer, if you trust your fellow officers with your life, you still 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's line has been nominated for the "Best Comeback of the Year" - - - and we think he'll win.
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