girl glassed in Masons last night

snuggles09

I was passing and saw guards outside but thought nothing of it (i though Masons was closed down) but I've since seen on Facebook that there was a girl glassed in the face while out having a cigarette..scarey town we're living in now when you can't go out without fear of getting a glass in the face..there are some scumbags surfacing lately:mad:

ziedth

I was in Harveys last night and noticed a certain scummy element around. I guess it's because of the few places closing more people are packed into fewer places.

Having said that, I don't think it's different to any city to be honest. I'm sure if you were out in Galway, Limerick or Kilkenny last night you could have seen someone get glassed. I'd hope that's the case anyway.

jonnyfingers

We don't know the circumstances behind the glassing so I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that we're all liable to get glassed every time we're out in town. Personally I don't go to Masons as I don't like the crowd in there at times but I wouldn't be worried about getting glassed if I did go there. These things happen rarely enough luckily.

Not The Real Scarecrow

I remember a girl from my year in college getting glassed in the roxy about 10 years ago. Guaranteed its shocking and nasty stuff, but its nothing new really.The same type of scum that were around years ago are still around now. I think it just seems like its occuring more now cause its reported more than it was years ago.Waterford always had a rough element, think some people are only really seeing it clearer over the last few years.

snuggles09

Meatwad wrote: »

I remember a girl from my year in college getting glassed in the roxy about 10 years ago. Guaranteed its shocking and nasty stuff, but its nothing new really.The same type of scum that were around years ago are still around now. I think it just seems like its occuring more now cause its reported more than it was years ago.Waterford always had a rough element, think some people are only really seeing it clearer over the last few years.

yeah i think thats definitley it..with all the other stuff thats been going on around the town the last few weeks it just seems to be scumbagish antics i keep hearing about but you're right, it's probably always been going on

whatever the circumstances though i dont think there's any excuse for shoving a broken glass into someones face

ILA

Certainly not unique to Waterford, this sort of violence affects every town now, whether big or small. However, now that I think about it, when thinking about choosing a college in Waterford, I was told the town was rather "rough" (have never saw any proof of this when passing through though).

Nolanger

Solution is easy- pubs should use plastic ones from now on.

michellie

The best solution - Send off all those rotten scumbags to some island and set it on fire.

doublejj

the towns a dump.......wanna be hard men/women......if it was put to them the **** would run down there legs....

Adyx

Nolanger wrote: »

Solution is easy- pubs should use plastic ones from now on.

Personally I wouldn't drink in a pub that only used plastic glasses.

marlin vs

What's a plastic glass?, glass is glass, plastic is plactic.:D

THall04

Nolanger wrote: »

Solution is easy- pubs should use plastic ones from now on.

Solution is easy......those who attack another with a glass or a bottle should be charged with attempted murder, and sentenced to 20 years in jail.

Think 20 years is severe?? You could easily sever a persons carotid artery with a broken glass or cause permanent brain damage with a bottle of beer.

Countless times down through the years you read in the Munster or the News and Star about some scumbag getting off lightly because he/she had a drink problem....and they had a poor childhood ....and their parents were alcoholics ...etc........................drive a car drunk and you get no sympathy..(and rightly so)....handle a broken glass while your drunk and yer outta yer mind and have diminished responsibility for your actions.

thomasm

Adyx wrote: »

Personally I wouldn't drink in a pub that only used plastic glasses.

Not plastic glasses as they are crap to drink from, you can get glasses that shatter like a car windscreen into little pieces.

ziedth

For me it's the absolute worst
thing you can do in a fight context and I agree anyone who does it should he treated the same as if the stabbed the victim.

I think I have told the story here before but many many moons ago when I was a wee student it was christmass day in WIT and I saw one guy just pick up a bottle and throw is as hard as he could over his soldier into the crowd behind him. It hit sine girl in the face and the story goes that she was really ducked up after it and was gonna be badly scarred for life. Awful stuff!

dayshah

ziedth wrote: »

I think I have told the story here before but many many moons ago when I was a wee student it was christmass day in WIT and I saw one guy just pick up a bottle and throw is as hard as he could over his soldier into the crowd behind him.

Yeah some people like to think they are like those heroin addicts in Trainspotting.

kryogen

Begbie wasnt a heroin addict tbh

dayshah

kryogen wrote: »

Begbie wasnt a heroin addict tbh

Your're right, I forgot, Begby didn't do drugs, Begby did people.

STIG83

Thats terrible wat happened to the girl, hope she ok

Cabaal

thomasm wrote: »

Not plastic glasses as they are crap to drink from, you can get glasses that shatter like a car windscreen into little pieces.

Yes you can and many pubs in the UK have them because of people being glassed, the downside is they cost more so pubs won't buy them.

AdMMM

I would have thought they'd be provided for free by the drinks companies. Branded of course.

ziedth

But if it isn't a glass it'll be a brick or bottle or chair or whatever. Can't stop scummy behaviour I'm afraid.

The break away pint glasses would stop serious dameagr in some of the spur of the moment attacks I guess.

WhodahWoodah

ziedth wrote: »

For me it's the absolute worst
thing you can do in a fight context and I agree anyone who does it should he treated the same as if the stabbed the victim.

I would have thougt that piercing someone's skin with a sharp object like a broken glass or bottle was the definition of stabbing. It seems to me that it ought to be anyway. At the very least it should be GBH, and depending on the context or on the location of the attack on the victim's body it maybe should be attempted murder.

eg the idiot who threw the bottle into the crowd and messed someone up should be GBH if it was a stupid result of a dumbass stunt, but the bollox who purposely breaks a bottle or glass and then stabs someone with it intentionally should definitely be done for attempted murder and have the book thrown at them. Hell is too good for some scum!!!

Old Perry

best cure for this problem ive found is to stay well clear, as someone who seems to attract this sort of scum ive found that country pubs and out of town pubs have a much better atmosphere and without the scum constantly hangin about looking for somethin to break or trash you get much better "craic" aswell, plus you cant beat the irish spirit of some of the locals. Long live the Killnaskullies of our country.

PKen

I'm heading down to Waterford in November. Any advice would be appreciated. Which are the better pubs? Is there a Temple Bar (Dublin) like area in Waterford? if so, where is it? - so I can avoid it.

ziedth

What kinda pub are you after? I would avoid the ones full up to the brim with teens dancing to ****e chart music but that might right up your alley.

michellie

PKen wrote: »

I'm heading down to Waterford in November. Any advice would be appreciated. Which are the better pubs? Is there a Temple Bar (Dublin) like area in Waterford? if so, where is it? - so I can avoid it.

Wouldnt be as big as temple bar, but there is one area where all the pubs & clubs are, and there are some re-opening in October apparently. Thats what ive heard, can anyone clarify this?

AdMMM

John Street Village would be the name of the area branded as Waterfords Temple Bar in terms of night life. I wouldn't necessarily say stay away from it because there are some nice pubs there (although admittedly much less than there was) and also if you were to venture away from it, you'd find there's nowhere else really to go!

kfallon

Anyone know if the girl in question is ok?

If I was an outsider I wouldn't be coming to Waterford for a night out, the town is gone to the dogs. Some decent pubs on Ballybricken but it seems to me whenever I venture home that most pubs in town just blare music which is not my idea of a night out!

kilkennycat2004

jonnyfingers wrote: »

We don't know the circumstances behind the glassing so I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that we're all liable to get glassed every time we're out in town. Personally I don't go to Masons as I don't like the crowd in there at times but I wouldn't be worried about getting glassed if I did go there. These things happen rarely enough luckily.

One of my daughters pals was stood at the side of Mason's & was struck by a stone to the head from a scumbag in a red teeshirt at the other side of the road a few months back.

When a guard arrived he done nowt to help, just took the injured girls details & saud they would pick whoever did it up on camera & be back in touch.

Two months, 18 stiiches & £100 Euro to Ardkeen A&E later ,there has not "been a word in Carrick" about the incident.

Musicman2000

The Guards are to busy chatting up women on a Saturday night to be dealing with anything like that:)

chelloveks

Thats what needs to be removed surgically from these hard men!

timetogetfit

does anyone remember the movie No Escape with Ray Liotta, thats what they should do with all the scum in this country

PKen

ziedth wrote: »

What kinda pub are you after? I would avoid the ones full up to the brim with teens dancing to ****e chart music but that might right up your alley.

No, that wouldn't be my scene. Something more civilised please, like some live music (rock, country, trad). To put it another way, anywhere for the over 35s? I'm staying in the Tower Hotel. Is this an okay area? Any nice pubs around here?

ziedth

^ well in that case you want T&H doolans. Basically walk along the quay till you see the grandville hotel take the next left, walk to the top of that road and turn left it should be just there on your left about 50 odd metres up or just ask someone cause all Waterford folk would know it.

I like it in there and if there is a good band great buzz in there.

ziedth

Oh and stay away from geoffs

Adyx

ziedth wrote: »

Oh and stay away from geoffs

And Harvey's.

Ledger

the kings, just behind the tower hotel is nice too, and is less of a walk for you.

Mick Electric

If you are looking for a good Saturday night out with a live band, 80s90s00s DJ and a nice crowd, you won't beat Decades at the Forum Lounge

AdMMM

Ledger wrote: »

the kings, just behind the tower hotel is nice too, and is less of a walk for you.

I'd always go the extra few yards to Katty Barrys (see, not all Waterford people are lazy )