The judge says to a double-homicide defendant, "You're charged
with
beating your wife to death with a hammer."
A voice at the back of the courtroom yells out, "You
bastard."
The judge says, "You're also charged with beating your
mother-in-law
to death with a hammer."
The voice in the back of the courtroom yells out, "You damned
bastard."
The judge stops and says to the guy in the back of the
courtroom,
"Sir, I can understand your anger and frustration at this
crime.
But no more outbursts from you, or I'll charge you with contempt.
Is
that a problem?"
The guy in the back of the court stands up and says, "For
fifteen
years, I've lived next door to that bastard, and every time I
asked
to borrow a hammer, he said he didn't have one."
