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Traffic Ticket…
A Michigan State Policeman stops a driver for running a red light.
The guy is a real jerk and comes running back to the officer demanding
to know why he is being harassed by the Gestapo! So the officer
calmly tells him of the red light violation. The "Motorist"
instantly goes on a tirade, questioning the officer's ancestry, sexual
orientation, etc., in rather explicit terms The tirade goes on
without the officer saying anything.
When he gets done with writing the ticket the officer puts an "AH" in
the lower right corner of the narrative portion of the ticket. He
then hands the ticket to the "Violator" for his signature. The guy
signs the ticket angrily, and when presented with his copy points to the
"AH" and demands to know what it stands for. The officer says,
"That's so when we go to court, I'll remember that you're an Asshole!"
Two months later they're in court. The "Violator" has such a bad
driving record he is about to lose his license and has hired a lawyer to
represent him. On the stand the officer testifies to seeing the
man run the red light. Under cross examination there were several
exchanges:
Lawyer: "Officer is this a reasonable facsimile
of the ticket you issued my client?"
Officer: "Yes sir, that is the defendants copy,
his signature and mine, same number at the top.
Lawyer: "Officer, is there any particular marking
or notation on this ticket you don't normally make?"
Officer: "Yes sir, in the lower right corner of
the narrative there is an "AH," underlined."
Lawyer: "What does the "AH" stand for, officer?"
Officer: "Aggressive and Hostile Sir."
Lawyer: "Aggressive and Hostile?"
Officer: "Yes Sir?
Lawyer: "Officer, Are you sure it doesn't stand
for Asshole?"
Officer: "Well Sir, You sure know your client
better than I do!"
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