Deathbringer
W:O:A Metalmaster
Yeah, I've seen both sides of the debate. Sometimes bands just do it to look like they're tough and 'on the side of their fans' when really security are just doing their job but thankfully I've seen bands step in when security do get out of hand. Some guards who aren't used to mosh pits and crowd surfing over-react, they aren't always warned about what they're going to be dealing with.
In Chicago the guards know what they're dealing with, but they try to control it too much. The same guards were there all three days of Chicago Powerfest 2008 but they were asswhipes the entire time. Which is why I didn't mosh during Testament.
I do agree with them just doing their job, but when they overstep their boundaries and try to control too much, they, in my eyes, are no longer doing their job properly and sometimes people need to step in, but I'm against turning things into a dangerous situation where everybody is physically trying to kill each other, because there's no way that can turn out good.