Minnesota School Shooting Linked to Shock Rapper?
Red Lake High School shooter was possibly inspired by shock rapper's ode to Columbine, "Casa Rebel"
(PRWEB) March 23, 2005 -- The tragic shooting at Red Lake High School in
Minnesota on Monday was eerily similar to Dead Rabbit's song "Casa Rebel," which
tells the story of three kids who gleefully gun down their
classmates.
Witnesses said that the suspect, who was unnamed at press
time, was waving and grinning as he gunned down students.
Dead Rabbit
immediately released a statement on his website, www.DeadRabbit.com.
"This is not what my music is
about. This is not what I teach. Violence doesn't solve the issues, it clouds
the issues."
Dead Rabbit, a Sacramento, CA, based rapper, released this
statement on his website the night of the shooting:
"Whether or not he
was inspired by my music, I still feel bad for him. I'm sure thousands of people
will rally, call him a monster, etc. But these things are hollow cries to a
pitch-black sky. He was no monster. He was a boy who saw this as his only
option. It is sad, but it is sadder that Americans don't realize why this is
happening.
"We celebrate the brutual killing of 28 'insurgents' in Iraq,
and mourn 7 dead in our own cities. Both happened Monday. We celebrate death and
violence, simply because our 'enemy' disagrees with our world view. If someone
sees that, if a child is raised in a nation where violence trumps debate, how do
you expect them to lash out?"
Dead Rabbit's CD has been a popular bootleg
CD on high school campus across America for two years, boasting over 20,000
copies distributed on word-of-mouth alone. Passed from student to student, it is
often hidden from parents but is well known by school administrators.
For
more information, see www.deadrabbit.com.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/3/prweb220732.htm