Sam Carter of The Architects, a British metalcore band, was recently rocking out at the Lowlands music festival in the Netherlands, when he witnessed a woman being sexually assaulted while crowd surfing.
‘So, i’ve been going over in my f*cking mind about whether I should say something about what I saw during that last song….’ @Architectsuk pic.twitter.com/zm5L4zlXpw
— NPO 3FM (@3FM) August 18, 2017
During a pause in between songs, Carter stopped the show to tell off the assailant in the crowd. NPO 3FM, a Dutch radio station, published video of what the singer said and it quickly went viral.
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“I saw a girl, a woman, crowdsurfing over here, and I’m not gonna f—ing point the piece of s–t out that did it, but I saw you f—ing grab at her boob. I saw it,” Carter said. “It is f—ing disgusting and there is no f—ing place for that shit … It is not your f—ing body. It is not your f—ing body and you do not f—ing grab at someone. Not at my f—ing show.”
“If you feel like doing that again, walk out there, and f–k off, and don’t come back,” he concluded. “Let’s keep this going, let’s keep this a f—ing safe place for everybody, and let’s have a f—ing good time.”
While Carter did not identify the person he saw assault the woman, nor is it clear if the crowd-surfer reported the incident, his speech was met with much acclaim both at the concert and online. Carter retweeted the video on his personal Twitter account, and many fans responded with thankful praise.
Thank you Sam 🤝💖 This happens all the time & nobody ever says anything
— Felicia Risolo (@CountMeOut) August 19, 2017
Thank you so much, watching this made me want to cry. Knowing there are musicians who see this bullshit and call it out gives me such hope 💜
— aimee Ω (@aimeemthompson) August 19, 2017
As a repeated victim of sexual assault I thank you for speaking up. I wish there was more people like you in the world. ❤️
— Carlene Chuhie (@CChuhiec) August 24, 2017
Photo Credit: Twitter / @3FM