The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns

Oh wait, no he doesn't.

At least, not since the Serbian guy sewed up his lips and tongue to avoid a court hearing in a robbery case.

The wacky 27 year old Serbian used a needle, thread, and safety pins to sew his lips and tongue together while he was in prison awaiting his trial.

They say "a stitch in time saves nine", but this guy ended up doing the opposite with his stitches - because now he has to wait longer for his comuffins.

He is one of 6 charged in a 2003 bank robbery who took off with about $153,000 Cdn (which is probably, what, $2 billion US? lol).

They believe the sewing items were smuggled into the prison.

I bet he could have really used some smuggled-in anesthetic, too.

Ouch.

The prison surgeon (a job I wouldn't want) removed the stitching, but the guy lost too much blood over the whole ordeal and was too weak to appear in court afterall.

Of course, by this story, I would believe that he stitched himself to avoid having to tell the truth and probably his guilt.

But, his lawyer thinks otherwise. She stated that,

"He likely wanted to protest the unfair length of his imprisonment pending trial."

As if he'd stitch himself up so that he'd have to stay in prison even longer until he could speak in court.

But, who knows what nutzo's are thinking, eh?

Maybe he just thought he needed something to do to pass the time. Or, maybe he's just one of those people who gets off on body mutilation, and he was, uh, "nicking out" for some pain.

Whatever.