Agreed, although his lawyer's claim that the former chief only "made a faux pas while on the witness stand by mentioning Puana had a prior conviction" is a little hard to believe considering the former chief's experience with the courts. Dictionary.com defines faux pas as  "a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion." Has anyone heard of the faux pas defense in court? Or maybe in a bar fight: "I didn't mean to say you were drunk. It was only a faux pas."