Glassing
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Glassing is an extremely violent attack, involving the use of a glass as an offensive weapon. Glassing attacks are most often carried out at bars or pubs where alcohol is being served, and hence a drinking glass is readily available to be used as an offensive weapon. The person who carries out the glass attack may smash his or her glass on a hard surface, perhaps the side of the bar, and then grip the remaining base of the glass, with the broken shards protruding outwards, and then carry out the attack using arm strength to ram the broken glass in to the face of the victim.[citation needed] Heavy blood loss usually ensues, and often results in life long scarring of the face, or even loss of vision.
In the United Kingdom, there are more than 5,000 glassing incidents each year.[1] In 2000, following a series a glassing incidents in Manchester, Greater Manchester Police and the Manchester Evening News launched a campaign Safe Glass Safe City promoting the use of toughened glass in pubs and clubs to prevent such attacks.[2]
[edit] Glassing in fiction
Glassing was popularised by the 1995 film Trainspotting. Glassing carries a penalty of up to six months imprisonment.
[edit] References
- ^ Ian Craig. "Calling time on pub pint glasses", Manchester Evening News, 2002-10-22.
- ^ Ronald V. Clarke and Graeme R. Newman. "Modifying Criminogenic Products: What Role for the Government?" (PDF). Crime Prevention Studies 18: 49–51.
[edit] Further reading
- "Surgeon on glass bottle "weapon"", BBC News, 2003-10-24.
- "Glassed", Risky Single Occasion Drinking, BBC News.
- Brian Ferguson. "Bars face glass ban in violence crackdown", Edinburgh Evening News, The Scotsman, 2006-01-03.
- Stephen Stewart and Alison Chiesa. "Raise your glasses ... plastic cups rule is lifted", The Herald, Newsquest, 2006-06-20.
