Thursday, August 25, 2011

Aggressive & Hostile or ....

A police motorcycle cop stops a driver for running a red light. The
driver is a real jerk, steps out of his car and comes striding toward
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 offensive
terms.

The tirade goes on without the officer saying anything.

When the officer finishes writing the ticket he puts an "AH" in the
lower right corner of the narrative portion of the ticket. He then
hands it 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 a bad driving
record and he is in danger of losing his license, so he hired a lawyer
to represent him.

On the stand the officer testifies to seeing the man run the red light.

Under cross examination the defense attorney asks; "Officer is this a
reasonable facsimile of the ticket that you issued to my client?"

Officer responds, "Yes, sir, that is the defendant's 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?"

"Yes, sir, in the lower right corner of the narrative there is an
"AH," underlined."

"What does the "AH" stand for, officer?"

"Aggressive and hostile, Sir."

"Aggressive and hostile?"

"Yes, Sir."

"Officer, are you sure it doesn't stand for asshole?"

"Well, sir, you know your client better than I do."