A Quick Come Back
A defense attorney was cross-examining a police officer during a
felony trial - it went like this:
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
locker room in the police station - a room where you change your
clothes in preparation for you daily duties?
A: Yes sir, we do.
Q: And do you have a locker in that 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,
that you find it necessary to lock your locker in a room you share with
those same officers?
A: You see sir, we share the building with a court complex, and sometimes
lawyers have been known to walk through that room. With that, the courtroom
erupted in laughter, and a prompt recess was called. The officer on the
stand has been nominated for this year's "Best come-back" line and we think
he'll win.