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?”
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.”
sir. But I
subsequently observed a person matching the description of the offender, running
several blocks away.”
Q: “Officer –
who provided this description?”
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?”
Do you trust your fellow officers?”
A: “Yes, sir .
With my life.”
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?”
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?”
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.”
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 — I think he’ll win.
officer on the stand has been nominated for this year’s “Best
Comeback ”
Line — I think he’ll win.
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