An English Court in Africa
An English Court in Africa
An English anthropologist was doing research and he arrived at a small tribal village in Africa.
The scientist told his interpreter , “I have come to study your quaint tribal customs.”
The man said, “We are not that quaint – we have become very modern and have adopted many English customs. For instance, the tribe now follows the English system of justice. Our chief is a great admirer of your system.”
The anthropologist thought it very interesting and asked his interpreter, “May I see one of your courts?”
The man said, “I shall take you to a trial in the morning”
The court was a big building. Visitors were filing in and filled up the chairs.
“You`ll be surprised,” said the man, “at how well we have copied your country`s legal procedures. You see, we have read accounts of many English trials in your newspapers, and added them to our court.”
When the Brit arrived at the wooden courthouse, he was truly amazed to see how closely the African court officials resembled those of England. The counsels were suitably attired in long black robes and the traditional white powdered wigs worn by all British lawyers. Each argued his case with eloquence and in proper judicial language.
From time to time, an attractive woman appeared at the door. She stripped off her top and with her large breasts bouncing, she ran down the aisle and went out again. All the time, she was waving her arms frantically.
The lawyers went back to the trial.
Again the bare-breasted girl came running through the crowd waving her arms frantically.
After the trial, the anthropologist congratulated his host on what he had seen and then asked, “Everything was great ! But why did that topless woman run through the courtroom during the trial?”
“I really don`t know,” confessed the interpreter, “but in all the accounts we read in your papers about British trials, we always read something about “an excited titter ran through the court room .”
