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."
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."