Liar, Liar: Oregon Man Sues Police For Jailhouse Beating . . . Police Then Produce Videotape Of Man Beating Himself Black and Blue In Cell

Not since the movie “Liar, Liar” has a man been shown making such a thorough effort at kicking his own butt. In this case, however, Aleksander Robin Tomaszewski, 33, did not come clean like Jim Carey. Instead, he sued the sheriff’s department for the beating only to find out later that his cell was under video surveillance. The result is evidence of his own self-beat-down.

Tomaszewski was brought in for questioning and left in the cell. He then appears to have a not-so-bright idea and strikes himself 45 times, leaving two black eyes and other facial bruises.

He has now been sentenced to 20 days in jail, 36 months probation and fined $500 for attempted coercion. For initiating a false report, he received a $100 fine and 20 additional days in jail.

I assume that when he was put in his cell alone, he was warned to be careful: the guy in the cell is the violent type.

By the way, for future reference, this is how it is done: