Man Arrested for Posting Band's Lyrics On Facebook
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An EXODUS fan in Greenville, Kentucky was arrested for "terroristic threats" after posting the lyrics to the band's song "Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)".
31-year-old James Evans posted the following on Facebook on August 24: "Student bodies lying dead in the halls, a blood splattered treatise of hate. Class dismissed is my hypothesis, gun fire ends in debate."
According to 14News.com, multiple agencies received calls concerned about the post, resulting in Evans' arrest.
The warrant said Evans was arrested because, "he threatened to kill students and or staff at school."
EXODUS' management has released a statement explaining that "the band does not promote or condone terrorists, threats or bullying. That being said, the band is somewhat baffled by the fact that this man being charged for what seems against his first amendment rights of Freedom Of Speech."
Said EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt: "The idea that an individual in this great country of ours could be arrested for simply posting lyrics to a song is something I never believed could happen in a free society. James Evans was simply posting lyrics to a band he likes on Facebook, and he was locked up for it.
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