When raising a glass does not lead to a toast

Quick question. Since when did glassing become the activity de jour for drunken footballers... It is bad enough when anyone does it ever, or when a drunken footballer does it to another footballer but when they are glassing their wives and girlfriends I struggling to comprehend the activity at all.

There was the case of rugby player Greg Bird glassing his girlfriend and then attempting to use a friend as the fall guy. There is also the Wayne Carey incident which occurred in America.

Invariably, I learn that the victim will try and continue dating her beau despite the fact he smashed a glass in her face. I imagine she will certainly keep one eye on him in future (if, and when, she gets her eyesight back in the other eye she will keep that one on him too...)

One thought - if glassing is smashing a glass in a person's face why is mugging not smashing a mug... :)

OK my rant is over.