There's nothing funny about a man that, while in jail awaiting trial for murdering his wife and child and excising their hearts, removed one of his own eyes with his bare hands. At least, there's nothing Benny Hill funny about it.

What's funny is that this article goes on for some paragraphs, describing the situation in detail, then concludes with the brusque and obvious:

A judge ruled Monday that Thomas will be evaluated by a mental health professional.

DEFENSE: ...and I ask my client's mental health be evaluated...

STATE: Now wait one hot minute. Just because you get mad and do the wrong thing, and maybe pull out somebody's heart just so they can see it while they die, why, that doesn't make you crazy. We've all been there, and the People are pretty darn sure his honor knows what we're gettin' at.

JUDGE: And I do. There's crazy and then there's crazy. Therefore I remand the defendant into custody. Let's just wait and see what he does with his eyes before we go calling anyone crazy.

Analogcabin @ 12:58 PM
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