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> A defense attorney was cross-examining a police officer during a > felony trial - it went like this: > > 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 > locker room in the police station - a room where you change your > clothes in preparation for you daily duties? > A. Yes sir, we do. > > Q. And do you have a locker in that 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 > you share with those same officers? > A. You see sir, we share the building with a court complex, and > sometimes lawyers have been known to walk through that room. > > With that, the courtroom erupted in laughter, and a prompt recess > was called. The officer on the stand has been nominated for this > year's "Best come-back" line and we think he'll win. > |