Hammer Homicide

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 b*stard!”

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 b*stard!”

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
b*stard, and every time I asked to borrow a hammer, he said he
didn’t have one.”