Cube Glassing

Cowards stab people in the back.

So who stabs people in the butt?

Short cowards.

Nice work, you little wuss!

It is a little sad that the word ‘glass’ seems to have become a verb.

seanneko said :

Yes, some women are lesbians. Amazing isn’t it.

Actually, it was the stabbed in the buttocks part of the sentence that the juvenile part of my brain found incongruous with being a woman, not the at Cube part.

Gungahlin Al said :

Tooks said :

Gungahlin Al said :

I am pleased to see that the Police have stopped using the term glassing, which as I have said here before seems to give it some form of legitimacy.

Now can RA please follow suit?

It is at the minimum assault causing grievous bodily harm, or more likely as Diggety has said attempted murder.

I don’t see how calling it ‘glassing’ gives it legitimacy.

How can it be a minimum of causing GBH? That’s simply untrue. Likewise with attempted murder.

You’ve not noticed how much more prevalent it has become? Surely it is clear that the sort of person who does this responds to the simple concept encapsulated into this name it has been given, and therefore easily recalls it in a time of heated reaction? It has been given a badge, and through that has grown in usage. It’s a join the dots thing, no?

As for the charge, if you are stabbed with a knife by someone around the face and neck, surely there is a very real chance of causing death? And therefore a realistic expectation in the eyes of a jury that no matter how drunk, the perpetrator would have to realise that to do so could/should be interpreted as an attempt to kill?

So how then is using a broken glass to do the exact same thing any different?

Perhaps have a look at some of the results, and imagine how you’d feel about being on the receiving end:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/police-hunt-man-over-south-melbourne-glassing-attack/story-e6frf7kx-1225828162492
http://blogs.smh.com.au/executive-style/allmenareliars/2008/01/16/glassingtheul.html
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/6922663/man-jailed-over-cowardly-glassing/
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2254205.ece

How bad do you think it needs to be to call it “grievous”?

I’m not having a dig at you, but you don’t understand what constitutes grievous bodily harm.

‘Glassing’ is an incredibly cowardly and dangerous act, but we have adequate laws to prosecute offenders. Is it becoming more prevalent? It may be – I haven’t seen the stats though.

p1 said :

A woman stabbed in the buttocks at Cube? Really?

Yes, some women are lesbians. Amazing isn’t it.

The Frots said :

To cause GBH, it isn’t the instrument you use, it’s what the result is. GBH needs to actually break both layers of skin (dermis and epidermus) in the case of a ‘stabbing’. A black eye isn’t sufficient for GBH but may suit Actual Bodily Harm (bruising, etc).

I think you will find GBH is any injury that is lasting, ie. a scar, a bone that wont heal, nerve damage, chopping a penis off, you know, that kinda stuff.

To cause GBH, it isn’t the instrument you use, it’s what the result is. GBH needs to actually break both layers of skin (dermis and epidermus) in the case of a ‘stabbing’. A black eye isn’t sufficient for GBH but may suit Actual Bodily Harm (bruising, etc).

Gungahlin Al said :

I am pleased to see that the Police have stopped using the term glassing, which as I have said here before seems to give it some form of legitimacy.

Now can RA please follow suit?

It is at the minimum assault causing grievous bodily harm, or more likely as Diggety has said attempted murder.

What is wrong with the term “glassing”? It has a nice ring to it, especially as a threat ie – “I’m gunna glass you ****”!

In all seriousness though, haven’t bottle manufacturers started thinning the glass in the neck of the bottle so upon breaking it to use as a weapon it is less effective?? hmm.

Tooks said :

Gungahlin Al said :

I am pleased to see that the Police have stopped using the term glassing, which as I have said here before seems to give it some form of legitimacy.

Now can RA please follow suit?

It is at the minimum assault causing grievous bodily harm, or more likely as Diggety has said attempted murder.

I don’t see how calling it ‘glassing’ gives it legitimacy.

How can it be a minimum of causing GBH? That’s simply untrue. Likewise with attempted murder.

You’ve not noticed how much more prevalent it has become? Surely it is clear that the sort of person who does this responds to the simple concept encapsulated into this name it has been given, and therefore easily recalls it in a time of heated reaction? It has been given a badge, and through that has grown in usage. It’s a join the dots thing, no?

As for the charge, if you are stabbed with a knife by someone around the face and neck, surely there is a very real chance of causing death? And therefore a realistic expectation in the eyes of a jury that no matter how drunk, the perpetrator would have to realise that to do so could/should be interpreted as an attempt to kill?

So how then is using a broken glass to do the exact same thing any different?

Perhaps have a look at some of the results, and imagine how you’d feel about being on the receiving end:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/police-hunt-man-over-south-melbourne-glassing-attack/story-e6frf7kx-1225828162492
http://blogs.smh.com.au/executive-style/allmenareliars/2008/01/16/glassingtheul.html
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/6922663/man-jailed-over-cowardly-glassing/
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2254205.ece

How bad do you think it needs to be to call it “grievous”?

Tooks said :

How can it be a minimum of causing GBH? That’s simply untrue. Likewise with attempted murder.

Tooks, you’re right, it isn’t the minimum yet.

The ACT, like other States have been slow to appropriately catagorise ‘glassing’.

Effectively, it is stabbing someone. If one has a knife, and stabs another in the head, they are likely to be charged with murder.

Most importantly, the message needs to be relayed to potential perpetrators: you can easily kill or permanently disfigure by ‘glassing’.

Incidents are on the rise, and it needs to be nipped in the bud, IMO.