>> 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 defence 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." >> >> 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.
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