“They throw away meh music set and start beating me in meh head with glass bottles cause I din wan turn off de song,” said Farouk Hamid from his bed in the Male Open Ward at the George-town Public Hospital yesterday afternoon.
Hamid, 26, of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara was crying out in pain as his bed was being adjusted by a nurse yesterday. He related to Stabroek News that he was at a saloon at Bee Hive, East Coast Demerara drinking with two men when “one ah dem sey that he nah like de song playing on me music set and he tell me fuh turn it off”.
Farouk Hamid
Hamid said that when he refused to turn off his CD player, the man scrambled it out of his hands, ran to the door and threw it on the road. He stated that the other man then got up and grabbed him and when the one who had thrown the CD player into the street rejoined them, the two men picked up a glass bottle each and dealt him several blows to his head and body.
Hamid noted that when he fell to the ground, the men continued their assault and one of the men later “bruk a glass bottle and start fuh cut me all over me hands with it”. He said that he soon fell unconscious in the saloon and “this morning I wake up in de hospital”.
Hamid stated that he knew his attackers well – had known them for over a year and he reported the incident to a policeman who had visited him at the hospital but did not know if either of his attackers had been apprehended.
……. lacking the ability to make EDUCATED decisions ,, from ” reason ” ,,,, reasoning being the art of calculating consequences ,, very often unfold in the reported scenario ,, combine ignorance with alcohol ???? a dangerous cocktail,,
that is conducive to ,, too many of this ,, that is a burden to tax payers ,, who should not be made to suffer for their stupidity !……
in cases like this ,, when hospitalisation is necessary ,, the victim ,, and the aggressor ,, should both be made to pay for medical services ,, and still be sentenced ,, with severe and very harsh penalties !,,,,,,,,
Ramble, Ramble, Ramble,,,,I got nothing from your Rants….
Rum till I die rum till I die………………………….rum killme modda, rum kill me fadda, rum kill me whole family……………. I want me rum in de manin’ a want me rum in the evenin’ ……………….you could bring it in a battle, you could bring it in a flass.
Rum, rum and mo rum.
akeeeeelllaaaa wwwhhhhoooo maaaaaiiiiiiiii
I NEARLY FALL OFF MY CAHIR WITH LAUGH YOUR RUM JINGLE SOUND GREAT. HE CAN ALSO BRING IT IN A CASE.
One a dem seh doan play dah sang mo, probably “Fifteen years ago”, because meh a rememba de 70, 80 & 90ies and fuh dah dem staat fuh beat meh up.
Anyhow when apprehended, no bail, jail and whippings..
The rum drinking should be stop and the rum shop must close down because when people get drunk, they do not care what they do. This causes family break-up, fights, deaths. This is a sickness and the minister of health should look seriously into this problem.
Sheri , u know who is d chairman for dll ? u talking about what ? close down d rum shops , lady u were old enough to run to d U.S so u should know that if they cant close d bars in d states then they cant close it in gt or no where else .
………..if this happen i will return home with my high tech copper coil!!……..first cut in a yankee style………
I do not agree that rum should be ban ,what would happen to the xmas and wedding cakes .The bar attendants and shop keeper should not sell rum to people who are drunk or under age .if they do they sjould loose there licence .
Interesting! If i am prevented to enjoy my space,or my type of music and i am victimized in the process i should be made liable for the consequence.Does not sound nor feel right..This is assault without provacation and should be dealt with accordingly.
When rum in yuh belly, common sense goes out the window. Three men at a table, two did not like de music but one wants to force the two to listen to it because HE likes it.. Looks like democracy beat the heck out of dictatorship. Heh!Heh!!
lol, yo man u happy
Blame it on the rum!!! Legally bottled poison which blurs the mind, damages the brain & destroys the liver, I guess this situation will continue until our madministrators can put a leash on it. I don’t see them leashing it any time soon..
Rum again!
Insane ! this is what we’ve become , insane !
It’s easy to say rum make them do what they did but they were very much aware of what they were doing . They were not staggering drunk , can’t walk and half concious.
People stop the drinking , period !
If you don’t , it sure will kill you !
I think dis is an unconscienable circumstances whtz the name of the song dat can mek dem 2 beat a man into a state of unconciounes however somethings are better left unsaid more in the martar than in the pessile