At a bail hearing, one concern is if the defendant is a “flight risk”—that is, the risk of leaving the jurisdiction and not showing up for trial. “Flight risk” doesn’t mean actual flying, but there are jokes.
   
“If I was a penguin’s lawyer I’d request bail by saying ‘He’s no flight risk!’ Then high five the whole courtroom” was posted on Twitter by tim on April 27, 2014. “When I become a lawyer, I want to defend a penguin. Just so I can say the words ‘Your Honor, clearly my client is not a flight risk’” was posted on Facebook by Joshua O Bemrose on May 27, 2019.
     
“What did the penguin’s lawyer say? ‘Your honor, my client is CLEARLY not a flight risk’” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on April 21, 2021.
 
   
Twitter
tim
@mrt1m
If I was a penguin’s lawyer I’d request bail by saying “He’s no flight risk!” Then high five the whole courtroom.
4:13 AM · Apr 27, 2014·Tweetbot for iOS
   
Twitter
Dr. Robert Banner
@NaesSetse
Batman captures The Penguin. Penguin’s lawyer asks for reduced bail claiming The Penguin is clearly not a *flight* risk.
4:25 PM · Jun 4, 2014·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Sylvie’s mom has got it going on
@muffintopmodel
Q:  What did the penguin’s lawyer say to the judge when asking for bail?
A:  Clearly my client isn’t a flight risk.
#badjokefriday
6:18 PM · Apr 12, 2019 from Covington, WA·Twitter for Android
   
Facebook
Joshua O Bemrose
May 27, 2019 at 8:26 PM ·
When I become a lawyer, I want to defend a penguin. Just so I can say the words “Your Honor, clearly my client is not a flight risk.”
 
Twitter
Evil Ray
@evilray
So the penguin’s lawyer says to the judge, she says, “My client should be released without bail as she is not a flight risk.”
5:21 AM · Aug 6, 2019·Twitter for Android
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/RonPalancik April 21, 2021
What did the penguin’s lawyer say?
“Your honor, my client is CLEARLY not a flight risk.”