Why, when I'm questioning somebody about a crime, do I so often get the indignant and completely irrelevant "job speech"? Such as:
Officer Cynical: "So, did you steal your neighbor's lawn mower?"
Suspect: "Hey! I go to work everyday. I have a job!"
Officer Cynical: "Well, that's great. But, did you steal your neighbor's lawn mower?"
Suspect: "I make money. I work hard for that money. I work 50, maybe 60 hours a week."
Officer Cynical: "I get that. Very admirable. Just tell me if you stole your neighbor's lawn mower."
Suspect: "Man, I get up early every morning and bust my ass all day just to support my wife and kids!"
Officer Cynical: "Oh, shut the fuck up. You're not the only thief who has a full-time job."
OK, I made that last bit up.
2 comments:
But you really wanted to say it, didn't you?
Several months back we had an unusual situation here in Sullivan County, TN. After a really destructive storm, one man stopped by his neighbor's house to see if he could help with the clean-up. He saw in the neighbor's damaged garage several large-ticket items that had been stolen from his house earlier in the week. Talk about serendipity.
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