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 your 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 officers? A: You see sir we share the building with a court complex and sometimes defense attorneys have been known to walk through that room

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