Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Ladettes? No these girls are thugs

By Lauren Williams, Daily Telegraph
"IT'S Friday, 11.30pm on Glebe Point Rd. As university students sip coffees at outside tables after late classes, a steady stream of rowdy young girls begins to pass by. Heading from Broadway, they gather at the corner of Cowper St and Glebe Point Rd.
First there's three. Aged somewhere between 12 and 16, they're dressed in hoodies, tight jeans and flashing Nikes.
Then there's the whistle, and during the next 15 minutes three more groups of three or four join them.
Somewhere ahead there's the sound of an altercation and one of the girls shouts out behind her: "Shut the f . . . up before you get shot, you dumb slut".
Residents and business owners say assaults, robberies and vandalism are out of control in Glebe, claiming an underage group of delinquents - known to locals as "The Glebe Gang" are terrorising the area.
They say a hardcore group of girls is now trumping the boys, with police admitting they have concerns about a group of young female repeat offenders.
The problem is so bad, Domino's Pizza in Glebe has declared six streets as a "no-go zone." ..."

Read the full article from the Daily Telegraph here.