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I once read a deposition transcript that went something like this. An attorney was examining a police officer in the hopes of getting him to impeach the credibility of a fellow officer. Apparently in this locale, there was a tunnel connecting the police station to the local courthouse, and the tunnel also allowed access to the police locker room.

Atty: Officer, do you trust the integrity your fellow officers?

Officer: Absolutely.

Atty: Do you have a personal locker in the police locker room?

Officer: Yes.

Atty: Do you keep a padlock on your locker?

Officer: Yes.

Atty: If you have an absolute trust in the integrity of your fellow officers, why do you feel it necessary to lock your personal locker?

Officer: Because the locker room can be accessed from the courthouse tunnel, and sometimes attorneys get in there.