A motorcycle officer stops a man for running a red light. The
guy is a real jerk and comes running back to the motor officer.
The violator demands 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 officer, being a professional, takes it all in stride,
figuring "battleship mouth and rowboat ass".
The tirade goes on with the cop saying nothing. When he finishes
writing the citation he puts an AH in the lower right corner of the
narrative portion of the citation. He then hands it to the violator
for his signature.
Angrily, the guy signs the citation, tearing the paper and, when
presented his copy, points to the AH and demands to know
its meaning. The officer then removes his mirrored sunglasses,
gets in the guy's face and says, "That's so when we go to court
I'll remember you're an asshole!"
Three months later they are in court. The defendant has such a
bad record he is about to lose his license, and has hired an
attorney to represent him. On the stand the officer testifies to
seeing the man run the red light. Under cross-examination, the
defense attorney questions him:
Q Officer, is this a reasonable facsimile of the citation you
issued my client?
A Yes, sir. This is the defendant's copy; his signature and
mine; same number at the top.
Q Officer, is there any particular marking or notation on this
citation you don't normally make?
A Yes, sir. In the lower right corner of the narrative there is
an AH, underlined.
Q What does the AH stand for, Officer?"
A Aggressive and hostile, sir.
Q Aggressive and hostile?
A Yes, sir.
Q Officer, are you sure it doesn't stand for asshole?
A Well, sir, you know your client better than I do
