Reasonable Courtroom Outburst
In court one morning, a judge was reading the charges against a man accused of some truly terrible crimes.
“Sir,” the judge said, “you’re charged with beating your wife to death with a hammer.”
From the back of the courtroom came a loud voice shouting, “You no-good scoundrel!”
The judge frowned but continued, “You’re also charged with beating your mother-in-law to death with a hammer.”
Again, the same voice shouted, “You rotten scoundrel!”
The judge finally looked up and said, “Sir, I understand your anger, but if you interrupt this court one more time, I’ll hold you in contempt. Is that clear?”
The man stood up and said, “I’m sorry, Your Honor. But for fifteen years, I lived next door to that man, and every time I asked to borrow a hammer, he told me he didn’t have one!”
