AH

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A police motorcycle officer stops a driver for shooting through a red light.
The driver is a real bar steward, 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 a dickybird.
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 bloke 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 has a heap of points and is in danger of losing his
licence, so he hired a barrister to represent him.
On the stand the officer testifies to seeing the man run through the red
light.
Under cross examination the barrister for the defence asks;"Officer is
this a reasonable facsimile of the ticket that you issued to my client?"
The police officer replies: "Yes, sir, that is the defendant's copy, his
signature and mine, same number at the top."
Barrister: "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.”


~~~~ How often can one get a lawyer to convict his own client~~~~