Reluctant witness refuses to admit he knows what a photocopier is

Reluctant witness refuses to admit he knows what a photocopier is: "In this transcript from an Ohio Supreme Court Case, a Cuyahoga County office worker refuses to answer a simple question: 'has the Recorder's office had photocopying machines?' The worker mainains (for ten pages!) that he doesn't know what a photocopying machine is, and can't say whether his office has one:

Marburger: How about this: Have you ever heard the term 'photocopier' or 'photocopy' used in the Recorder's office by anybody?

Patterson: Photocopy? I'm sure in the time I've been there someone has used the term.

Marburger: And have you ever heard them use it in referencing a particular device or machine within the Recorder's office? By way of example, 'can you photocopy that for me?' That's an example of office parlance.

Patterson: That particular terminology I've not witnessed.

Marburger: What was the context that you've heard the term 'photocopy' used in the Recorder's office?

Patterson: I'm sure it's been used. I didn't say I remembered a specific instance.

Marburger: All right. But you have a general understanding that people have used the term 'photocopy' within the Recorder's office in terms of something that could be done there; is that true?

Patterson: I'm sure it's been used. I don't remember a specific instance or how it was used. I'm sure it's been used.

Marburger: And is it fair to say that it's been used in terms of being able to copy one piece of paper onto another piece of paper using a machine? No? Not sure of that?

Identifying photocopy machine poses problem for Cuyahoga County official

(Thanks, Micah!)




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