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 police officer’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.’
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ANSWERS TO FRIDAY’S QUIZ
1. Texas
2. Alabama
3. Notre Dame
4. Michigan
5. Kentucky
6. LSU
7. Florida
8. Georgia
9. North Carolina
10. Arkansas
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Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
“Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”