Testifying in Court

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?"

READY.......




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 EXPLODED with laughter, and a prompt recess
was called.