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Exodus Guitarist Reacts To Fan's Arrest

10/28/2014
. (TeamRock Radio) Exodus guitarist Gary Holt says the arrest of a fan who posted lyrics online proves what a "paranoid society" we live in. Holt says James Evans' arrest in September could have been avoided with some basic research in the part of the authorities. Evans posted lyrics to the band's song Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer) on his Facebook page.

Evans' case was eventually deferred for six months and he is not expected to serve any jail time, despite being charged with "terrorist threatenings" and originaly facing up to 10 years behind bars.

Holt tells Full Metal Jackie: "It goes to show you that we live in a very paranoid society, and in a lot of ways rightly so, because of so many tragedies - non-stop shootings and such.

"But my problem with James Evans being arrested primarily lies in the fact that it would've taken, like, 20 minutes of research to realize that this guy was not a threat. He wasn't a depressed 17-year-old posting diatribe after diatribe on Facebook about how bad he hates his school and hates his classmates and then the posted lyrics, and I'd see it." Read the rest of Gary's comments here.

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