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.'


The courtroom EXPLODED with 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.