A lawyer, a priest, and an engineer were arrested during the French Revolution and taken by tumbril to the guillotine.
The priest was up on the block first. They pulled the lever... and nothing happened. "It is the will of God that you free me, for I am innocent!" he cried, and what could they do? They let him go.
The lawyer was up next. Again, they pulled the lever. Again, the blade refused to drop. "You must let me go because to execute me again would be double jeopardy!" he shouted. So they let him go, because the law was the law.
The engineer was up last. Lever down. No blade. He squirmed around until he was face up on the block, squinted upwards, and said "I think I see your problem..."
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Date: 2006-08-25 01:24 pm (UTC)A lawyer, a priest, and an engineer were arrested during the French Revolution and taken by tumbril to the guillotine.
The priest was up on the block first. They pulled the lever... and nothing happened. "It is the will of God that you free me, for I am innocent!" he cried, and what could they do? They let him go.
The lawyer was up next. Again, they pulled the lever. Again, the blade refused to drop. "You must let me go because to execute me again would be double jeopardy!" he shouted. So they let him go, because the law was the law.
The engineer was up last. Lever down. No blade. He squirmed around until he was face up on the block, squinted upwards, and said "I think I see your problem..."