The mainstream media has a long history of placing the blame on music when it comes to finding motives behind maniacal acts of violence. So why should this past weekend's massacre in Tuscon, Arizona, be any different?

It isn't, turns out: On Monday, the Washington Post ran a piece raising questions about the lone YouTube video favorited on shooting suspect Jared Loughner's channel -- a video of a flag-burning, set to the 2001 hit single, "Bodies" from Dallas' own Drowning Pool -- despite admitting that "investigators haven't suggested a link between Loughner's violent outburst and 'Bodies.'"

Ugh. Seems it was only a matter of time, really. The piece goes on to be your pretty standard, run-of-the-mill piece with quotes from professors talking about the dangers of placing too much blame on artists for their fans' interpretations of their songs, blah, blah, blah.

Gotta figure it's all pretty infuriating from Drowning Pool's standpoint -- their song was already linked to Guantanamo Bay interrogations and all that jazz in the past.

To Drowning Pool's credit, they seem to be handling the situation pretty well. After the jump, check out the band's statement in response to the tragedy and their purported ties to it.

This statement was posted to Drowning Pool's website earlier this week:

