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johno
19-Apr-07, 14:11
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?"
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."
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."