Policeman testifies in court............
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."
The courtroom erupted in laughter, and a prompt recess was called.
3 comments:
I like that one. Very funny.
Seems like a lame line of questioning (proper terminology?). Shouldn't they just argue the facts rather than try to pull a stupid hat trick?
I'm sure all you law nerds will have an opinion regarding these comments.
~snowy
The cop sounds like a hostile witness, so trickery is necessary to get him to squeal.
Stick to being the roomate of future lawyers, not being one.
additionally, law nerd is redundant.
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