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.'
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