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Rapper Arrested For Violent Lyrics; Here’s What He Said That Prompted Police Action

John Bickley

A new law in Florida enacted after the horrific mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland last year has prompted the arrest of a Florida-based rapper.

On Tuesday, deputies from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 26-year-old rapper living in Ocala, Florida. The reason for the arrest: he threatened a mass shooting at a University of Florida football game and potentially a night club in one of his raps. Under revised Florida laws, threatening a mass shooting is a potential criminal offense.

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