>
>> > LAWYERS SHOULD NEVER ASK A PUERTO RICAN GRANDMA A QUESTION IF THEY
>> > AREN'T PREPARED FOR THE ANSWER.
>> > DURING A TRIAL IN MIAMI, THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY CALLED HIS FIRST
>> > WITNESS, AN ELDERLY PUERTORIQUENA ABUELITA TO THE STAND.
>> >
>> > HE APPROACHED HER AND ASKED, "SENORA SANCHEZ, DO YOU KNOW ME?"
>> >
>> > SHE RESPONDED, "SI, I KNOW YOU MR. RODRIGUEZ. I KNOW YOU SINCE YOU
>> > WERE A MOCOSO (snot-nosed), AND FRANKLY YOU'VE BEEN A BIG
>>DISAPPOINTMENT TO ME, TO
>> > YOUR FAMILY AND TO YOUR COMMUNITY. YOU LIE, YOU CHEAT ON YOUR WIFE,
>> > AND YOU MANIPULATE PEOPLE, AND YOU THINK YOU'RE A BIG SHOT. THE ENTIRE
>>
>> > CITY OF SAN JUAN KNOWS YOU ARE NADA (a nothing), PURA BASURA (pure
>>garbage). YES, I KNOW YOU WELL ."
>> >
>> > THE LAWYER WAS STUNNED, NOT KNOWING WHAT ELSE TO DO, HE POINTED ACROSS
>>
>> > THE ROOM AND ASKED, MRS. SANCHEZ, "DO YOU KNOW THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY?"
>> >
>> > AGAIN SHE REPLIED, "CLARO QUE SI (Of course I do). I'VE KNOWN MR.
>>WILLIAMS SINCE HE WAS
>>
>> > A MOCOSO (snot-nosed) TOO. HE'S LAZY, AND HE HAS A DRINKING PROBLEM.
>>HE CAN'T KEEP
>> > A NORMAL RELATIONSHIP WITH NOBODY, AND HE IS THE MOST SANGANO
>>(stupid/dumb) LAWYER
>> > IN THE STATE, AND NOT TO MENTION HE CHEATED ON HIS WIFE THREE TIMES.
>> > ONE OF THEM WAS YOUR WIFE. YOU REMEMBER? I KNOW MR. WILLIAMS. HIS MAMA
>>IS NOT PROUD OF HIM EITHER."
>> >
>> > THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY ALMOST DIED.
>> >
>> > THE JUDGE THEN ASKED BOTH COUNSELORS TO APPROACH THE BENCH, AND IN A
>> > VERY QUIET VOICE SAID, "IF EITHER OF YOU COMEMIERDAS (snobs) ASK HER
>>IF SHE
>> > KNOWS ME, I'LL SEND YOU TO THE ELECTRIC CHAIR."
