Eagles of Death Metal frontman accuses Parkland teens of “exploiting tragedy.”
The frontman of the Eagles of Death Metal—the band whose concert was targeted by terrorist gunmen at the Bataclan in Paris in November 2015—has hit out at the “pathetic” survivors of the Parkland shooting and accused them of exploiting the deaths of their classmates. In a series of now-deleted Instagram posts, Jesse Hughes shared pro-gun cartoons and directly attacked the survivors of the Parkland shooting who led the March for Our Lives protests over the weekend. According to The Guardian, one post read: “The Whitney Houston song about letting the children lead the way wasn’t actually had [sic] operating paradigm for life..... And when the truth don’t line up with your bullshit narrative just hold your breath and stamp your feet and refused [sic] to except [sic] it.... then take multiple days off of school playing hooky at the expense of 16 [sic] of your classmates blood....!.... it might be funny if it wasn’t so pathetic and disgusting......” Another said: “As the survivor of a mass shooting I can tell you from first-hand experience that all of you protesting and taking days off from school insult the memory of those who were killed and abuse and insult me and every other lover of liberty by your every action..... Long Live Rock’n’Roll..... and may everyone [sic] of these disgusting vile abusers of the dead live as long as possible so they can have the maximum amount of time to endure their shame.... and be Cursed....”
