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Man Stabs Himself to Get Out of Blockbuster Shift

Winds up in jail after manhunt for imaginary assailant

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(Newser) – Aaron Siebers was willing to go to some pretty radical lengths to avoid his shift at Blockbuster. On Monday the 29-year-old stabbed himself in the leg before going into work, claiming he’d been attacked by three men. He got out of work, but things swiftly got out of hand when police started a five-agency hunt for his imaginary attackers.

Eventually they found security camera footage that showed an uninjured Siebers walking past the Target he said he was stabbed in front of. When they confronted Siebers, he admitted to the fib, and was promptly escorted to jail, charged with false reporting and obstructing police. The moral of the story? “If you are going to concoct a story about being stabbed, don't do it near a Target store,” advises a police spokesman.

Really, one wouldn't think a shift at Blockbuster would be so tough to endure.
Really, one wouldn't think a shift at Blockbuster would be so tough to endure.   (AP Photo/Ron Heflin, File)
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tran_tor
Nov 4, 09 1:44 PM CST
Reminds me of the time I drank too much to take a sick day off work.... or was that the other way around? Reply
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Netstorm2k9
Nov 4, 09 1:48 PM CST
When I was a kid, I loathed working at Wendy's so much that I taught myself to vomit at will to get out of work. Worked. Reply
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Yourself
Nov 4, 09 6:30 PM CST
"loathed working at wendy's so much" that's called a resignation... it's a boat load easier then vomiting on demand.
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DJM420
Nov 4, 09 1:53 PM CST
dude, talk about hating your job. how hard can it be to handle a video. and i dont know, but that must be the funniest cop i've ever heard of. 'dont do it near a Target'. the 'red shirts' are watching... Reply
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maevealleine
Nov 4, 09 1:53 PM CST
LOL dumbass. I can understand hating your job though. Reply
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