Man hurt himself to 'avoid work'

[edesignuk]

An Aberdeen hotel cleaner who attacked himself with a boulder and a razor to avoid going to work has been fined £100 for wasting police time.

Steven Reid, 23, claimed he had been assaulted, but later admitted faking the attack because he wanted a day off, the city's sheriff court heard.

Reid, now unemployed, had gone to police and said he had been attacked.

Sheriff Graeme Buchanan said it was a "pretty bizarre act" that he could deal with by way of a fine.

Fiscal depute Jim Craigen said: "He was making his way to work and didn't really much fancy going.

"He therefore removed a razor from his pocket and repeatedly dragged it down his face.

"He also picked up a boulder and struck it off his head and repeatedly hit himself on the head and body."

Mr Craigen added: "He went to the police station and said he had been assaulted by two male persons who repeatedly punched and kicked him."

Defence solicitor Keidra Morrison said the first offender had been under stress.

BBC.

Genius!

Makes me think of the scene from Liar Liar where Jim Carrey beats himself up in the bathroom to try and avoid court

 

[MKSinSA]

Was his name

BBC.

Genius!

Makes me think of the scene from Liar Liar where Jim Carrey beats himself up in the bathroom to try and avoid court

Ferris Bueller by chance? Sounds juvenile enough.

 

[sushi]

Makes me think of the scene from Liar Liar where Jim Carrey beats himself up in the bathroom to try and avoid court

That is a classic scene -- even puts soap in his eyes.

"I'm kicking my ass!"

As for the story above, he must have really not liked his job.

 

[rdowns]

Ferris Bueller by chance? Sounds juvenile enough.

My dear man, Ferris Bueller was a genius and hardly a juvenile.

The guy has just thrust himself into the front of the Darwin Awards line.

 

[John Jacob]

But how did the police figure out that he was faking it? That's not clear from the article.

When somebody walks in to the police station bleeding from razor slashes, I wouldn't even think of disbelieving him, let alone trying forensic tests on his wounds. Unless they had a CCTV camera where he slashed himself, or there were witnesses, I can't imagine how the police figured it out.

 

[MKSinSA]

My dear man, Ferris Bueller was a genius and hardly a juvenile.

The guy has just thrust himself into the front of the Darwin Awards line.

some Darwin Awards. Those beat News of the Weird every time although some try to conflate the two. There is some stiff competition for cleansing the gene pool, isn't there?

But how did the police figure out that he was faking it? That's not clear from the article.

When somebody walks in to the police station bleeding from razor slashes, I wouldn't even think of disbelieving him, let alone trying forensic tests on his wounds. Unless they had a CCTV camera where he slashed himself, or there were witnesses, I can't imagine how the police figured it out.

Probably had the empty razor in his right hand

 

[barkomatic]

Strange, but not surprising. People are screwed up about work and their jobs. At least in the U.S., Monday is the day that most people have heart attacks.

 

[Unspoken Demise]

Im sure we've all felt a compulsion to miss work, but damn, this goes a little far. Couldnt he have just called in sick like the rest of us?

 

[bartelby]

BBC.

Genius!

Makes me think of the scene from Liar Liar where Jim Carrey beats himself up in the bathroom to try and avoid court

After the case, Reid said: "I had a lot of family issues at the time and things just got on top of me

Hmmm, makes me think the guy has/had a mental illness.

It's not really that funny...

 

[dmr727]

That seems like a lot of work to me. I just have a beer.

 

[maflynn]

hmmmm

let me hack up my face with a razor blade to avoid work, I'm a genius

 

[Love]

Sorry Mr. Hynes, I can't come in to work today. Somebody dropped a dog on my head and started shaving my feet with a razor. *snicker*

 

[jecapaga]

What happened to calling in sick? *cough, cough* Which reminds me..

 

[RITZFit]

hate to see what that dumbass would do to get out of jury duty...

 

[dukebound85]

What happened to calling in sick? *cough, cough* Which reminds me..

no kidding

even i am allowed to use a sick day as a "mental health day"

 

[mkrishnan]

But how did the police figure out that he was faking it? That's not clear from the article.

When somebody walks in to the police station bleeding from razor slashes, I wouldn't even think of disbelieving him, let alone trying forensic tests on his wounds. Unless they had a CCTV camera where he slashed himself, or there were witnesses, I can't imagine how the police figured it out.

There was a case like this in the US maybe last year... it was more elaborate, though -- it involved a woman who actually had elaborate claims about her supposed attacker and there I think actually was a manhunt for this person... hmmm... ahh, yes, Ashley Todd. In that case, IIRC, there were a number of inconsistencies in the story that made the police suspicious....

 

[edesignuk]

Hmmm, makes me think the guy has/had a mental illness.

It's not really that funny...

The bit you quoted wasn't even there in the article when I posted it yesterday...looks like the beeb updated it with more detail.

 

[bartelby]

The bit you quoted wasn't even there in the article when I posted it yesterday...looks like the beeb updated it with more detail.

The BBC are twunts like that. They're getting as bad as the Daily Fail.

 

[iBlue]

That's messed up. Dude should have known we have decent employment laws here and he could have taken a sick day and been alright.
No need to go all "I am Jack's smirking revenge" about it.

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