Emily Jane Hoffman attended a Code Orange show on January 21 in Salt Lake City, and got spin kicked right in the face by some asshole who was wearing steel-toed boots to the show. Moshing and having a good time is one thing, but when you're spin kicking people and wearing steel toed boots to a show, you're intentionally trying to be an asshole and frankly, you just need to permanently fuck right off.
Nobody wants fans like that, and someone like Hoffman doesn't deserve this. Here's her full account of what happened, and you can donate to a GoFundMe set up by Code Orange themselves to help out with Hoffman's medical bills at the link above.
I went to the Code Orange show this last weekend at Kilby Court and I left with the worst merch ever. Some guy was there who decided to wear steel toe boots. He round house kicked me in the face.
He hit my jaw so hard that it moved the entire thing to one side breaking it in two places on each side. My right side of my jaw was no longer connected to my skull or muscle, it was still in my face because of my skin.
I know can give TSA hell every time I go to the airport with the two nose rings and 4 metal plates in my jaw.
My jaw has been restructured and my brain has stopped bleeding, I'm feeling better but my face still hurts so much. I stayed in the trauma ICU for 6 days, my jaw is wired shut I can't speak and I have lost 9 pounds in 7 days because I can't have anything but liquids
I had a hard time figuring out what the worst part was about my situation for a bit. Between the medication that is being pumped into me all day everyday. Getting my jaw shattered, having to get reconstructive plates put in, being confined to a bed for the next few weeks. There are many more I could list. I finally figured it out. When you go to a show where there will be moshing and you wear steel toe boots, your intentions are to hurt someone. when you swing kick your feet in your steel boots you're trying to hurt someone. When you hit someone in the face then you see her unconscious and you run off to not get caught. You're something else, I really don't have the words for what you are.
In case you see this, I'm the girl from the show at Kilby court 1/21/17. This is what my face and smile used to look like. This is what you did. Hope you don't glance past this post like you did with me.
Hoffman sounds like she's doing about as well as someone in that situation possibly can, and we wish her well. To the person who did this, we hope you're found out. Not only because you deserve all the legal penalties you've got coming to you, but because having your face and name out there would help shows deny you entry. Code Orange have commented that they are in contact with the girl and "want to support."
yes we are in contact and want to support https://t.co/TVPnTY33HP
— Code Orange (@codeorangetoth) January 29, 2017
