Violence at shows is never acceptable (unless it's towards a Nazi skinhead who starts stabbing people perhaps). Sadly, last night's gig at Swayze's in Marietta, GA turned unacceptable. King Conquerer drummer Chris Whited was watching one of the other bands, Adaliah, perform that night and was knocked out and then further attacked as he laid there unconscious. Lambgoat posted this account from a reader who attended the gig:
"King Conquer's drummer was knocked out at last nights show and kicked in the face repeatedly. Police and ambulance were involved and he was taken to the hospital. The police talked to the kid that did it and just let him go, and then proceeded to tell the touring package 'no wonder your friend got knocked out' when they were called out for doing nothing. This all happened at Swayzes Venue in Marietta, GA."
Whited, thankfully, will be okay and offered this message on his Facebook page:
"If you mosh hard at shows and hit people, but then get mad when someone else Moshes hard and maybe hits you, and then you cheap shot the fuck out of them… You are a pussy ass fucking faggot. You know why you are you fucking Georgia pussy."
"So I moshed last night for Adaliah' last song because it was their last day with us, and some pussy got butthurt and scooped me up from behind and slammed my face on the concrete (which knocked me out) then four other pussy ass f*ggots decided to kick me in the face while I was on the ground already knocked out, and then none of them would fight anyone one on one. And then they all lied to the cops about what happened. Long story short, I woke up in the hospital with no clue about anything that happened. Crazy, that's never happened to me before."
I understand Whited is a bit ticked off, but could he not find a better insult than "pussy ass fuckin' faggot" to call this person? You guys know our feelings on using the term as an insult… come up with something more clever, like mouth-breather or knuckle-dragger. Even the classic douche would work in this setting.
Regardless, violence at shows in unnecessary. Everybody chill, and let's have a good time.
