I have never had to testify in a courtroom.....but you put your hand on a bible and that is instant truth serum, really? the court uses the bible as leverage to keep people honest. All my life I have seen that over and over on TV and movies and it makes me laugh
You can also hold up your right and and "affirm" rather than "swear".
Very few if any courtrooms even have babbles in them anymore...you are watching a lot of movies from the 50's, obviously....
@smithy oh hell no, but what really has changed....did people not lie when there Were babbles?