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
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
understood?"
The guy in the back of the court stands up and says, "I'm sorry,
Your Honor,
but 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.