| A defense attorney was cross-examining a police officer during a felony trial--it went like this: Officer, did you see my client fleeing the scene? No sir, but I subsequently observed a person matching the description of the offender running several blocks away. Officer, who provided this description? The officer who responded to the scene. A fellow officer provided the description of this so-called offender. Do you trust your fellow officers? Yes sir, with my life. 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 your daily duties? Yes sir, we do. And do you have a locker in that room? Yes sir, I do. And do you have a lock on your locker? Yes sir. 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 officers? You see sir, we share the building with a court complex, and sometimes defense attorneys have been known to walk through that room. |