Lamb of God Frontman Randy Blythe was arrested on June 27th
at the airport in Prague as his band was arriving to play a show in the city
for a possible Manslaughter charge. The
alleged incident occurred in 2010 while the band was touring in the Czech
Republic, as a fan climbed on stage multiple times and was repeatedly blocked
by security. Blythe was alleged to have
pushed the fan back into the crowd on one attempt, when the fan hit his head,
suffered a brain hemmorage that left him in a coma, and eventually led to his
death. Since his arrest, video evidence has been released that may possibly
clear Blythe in the incident. The video
shows a security guard throwing the fan to the floor. Czech authorities have argued that the
sequence of songs in the video does not line up with the set list from the show
in question. I find it strange that
neither the promoter of the show, nor anyone associated with the band were
notified of the incident at the time that it occurred, and that no one
associated with the band was made aware of the situation in any manner until
Blythe was arrested. I feel horrible for
the family of the fan that died, but I have not seen anything that indicates
that Blythe should be held solely responsible for the death. Randy posted bail
to the tune of $200,000 USD but will not be release until at least July 19,
when he will go before a 3 judge panel to have his bail either upheld or annulled.
Keep in mind that a formal charge has not yet been filed. While I am the first
to admit that I am very unfamiliar with the Czech legal system, this process
seem highly flawed, to say the least. This is a story that I will be following
very closely, and will hoping for Blythe’s exoneration in this incident. I feel that the fan had no business rushing
the stage in the first place, and while it is tragic that he died, the
responsibility for his actions should be place only on him.
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