Ladies Night At Bar Includes One-Cent Beer & Free Beer Funnels With Shots

[matcom]

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After a “Ladies’ Lockdown” promotional event Saturday night at Cornerstone Grill & Loft raised university officials’ and city residents’ concern about an increased sexual assault risk for female students, city officials said they will probably pressure the bar to discontinue such events, even though their official power to do so is limited.

Cornerstone admitted only women from 9 to 11 p.m. Saturday and offered one-cent Bud Lights and free beer funnels and shots of Jack Daniels mixed with ginger ale. Men were admitted starting at 11 p.m. Dozens of people showed up for the event.

A group of about 10 female faculty members, university officials and residents arrived early to occupy barstools. Their purpose was to “change the climate” of an event the bar appeared to have designed to loosen women’s inhibitions with alcohol, inadvertently leaving them more vulnerable to sexual assault, said Christine Clark, an education professor and executive director of the Office of Human Relations Programs. They were joined after 11 p.m. by about six concerned men, she said.

“Then at 11, guys who may or may not be drunk will come in,” Clark said. “It’s feeding into a predatory culture that women are prepped and primed and ready.”

The city wields little control over the bars beyond their property use agreements, which they negotiate before they obtain liquor licenses, said Director of Public Services Bob Ryan. The city will determine whether Cornerstone violated its agreement — which stipulates that it also serve as a restaurant — because it failed to mention Saturday’s food specials in its advertisements in The Diamondback.

“There was some concern from the community ... that it was creating a situation where people could be victimized,” Ryan said.

City government members will also probably pressure the bar to discontinue such events.

http://www.diamondbackonline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/24/444c665e4f392

[trof]

1. Get 'em all drunk. Then let the guys in.

Let's see what happens.
hmmmmm

[matcom]

2. ssooooooo

meet you out front around 10:45?

:D

:hide:

[trof]

3. That brought a chuckle.

I would be there purely in a supervisory capacity, ya unnerstan.

[matcom]

5. right.

you bringing the van right?

[Droopy]

4. I just saw a story on here the other day that said

that bars are not supposed to serve you if you are intoxicated. Some deal out of Texas. They were actually going into bars and arresting people for public intox. There's an angle that the concerned citizens in your story ought to try.

[bedpanartist]

6. people go to bars to get drunk

which causes them to lose their inhibitions, which leads to getting laid. All parties involved know this. Go to fucking church if you don't want to participate. And this is coming from one who ditched the bar scene long ago.

[Droopy]

8. I know that

I like to get drunk. Too much as a matter of fact.

I was just suggesting that if those folks in the article are serious in their endeavor then there are better ways than playing nanny.

In my town the cops come into bars all the time to ask if things are going ok.

[bedpanartist]

9. The cops in West Carrollton

come into the bars to check out who they should be following once closing time hits.

I like to get drunk, but only do it when I'm off in the summers now. It's too much hassle anymore. If I do, I usually go to Tank's on Wayne Ave., and just walk home afterward. Or I might go to the Oregon District, and bike home.

[Robb]

7. I bet there's a rush out the door by the women at 11

I know that'd be my plan.

[bedpanartist]

10. don't think for a second

that there aren't lots of women who go to bars with the express purpose of getting laid.

[Robb]

13. Yeah, but

I can also think of a lot who would enjoy the hours without getting bugged by us, too.

[bedpanartist]

14. true but...

I doubt any of the women attending that bar are there to get away from the fellows.

[uppityperson]

15. Going to a bar with only women for 2 hours sounds great to me

yes, I'm female and would like to go hang out with women, have a couple beers, without having male-puppy-dogs-in-heat type guys trying to hit on me. Women's night out is a good thing for women, edited to add but I can see the problem with the younger set. Bad combo.

[GOPisEvil]

11. File under: "Things that seemed like a good idea at the time."

[KeepItReal]

12. A friend from Panama told me that is how it works there

At some small town.

Nobody seemed to have a problem with it.