The following is a joke that I shared with a few of you a while back and thought the rest of you might enjoy it. (Pat, I'm sure you'll especially enjoy it.... :wink ).
A Police 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 were you change your clothes in preperation 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 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 erupted in 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.
A Police 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 were you change your clothes in preperation 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 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 erupted in 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.