"they plan to sue the F.B.I. for having classified their fans -- or Juggalos, as they're more widely known -- as a loosely organized hybrid gang in its 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment report"I always wondered who that little guy with the meat cleaver was. I asked a few people wearing it and they would always tell me it was the Insane Clone Posse band logo.
Their logo looks pretty cool, but to be honest I have never heard their music.
My only question is doesn't the FBI have any real criminals to hunt down, who have committed real crimes other then liking the music of Insane Clown Posse.
Insane Clown Posse to sue F.B.I. on behalf of Juggalos
by Ed Masley - Aug. 11, 2012 04:45 PM
The Republic | azcentral.com
The Insane Clown Posse announced onstage at the 13th annual Gathering of the Juggalos on Thursday, Aug. 9, that they plan to sue the F.B.I. for having classified their fans -- or Juggalos, as they're more widely known -- as a loosely organized hybrid gang in its 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment report. This is according to Spin, whose article went on to note that such classification puts them on the level of Bloods, Crips, and the Aryan Brotherhood.
An article in Rolling Stone quote the Juggalo entry in the National Gang Threat Assessment report.
"Although recognized as a gang in only four states," the document reads, "many Juggalos subsets exhibit gang-like behavior and engage in criminal activity and violence/ Law enforcement officials in at least 21 states have identified criminal Juggalo sub-sets, according to (National Gang Intelligece Center) reporting."
The Spin article quotes Violent J, who told fans ICP would sue the F.B.I. "no matter what it costs or what it takes... The main fact is, we're not just layin' down and taking it up the (expletive)." This resulted in not only cheers but also some fans crying, according to Spin.
In an interview with Vice, the rapper said, "This lawsuit isn't just for the fans. It's also for the good people who work at Psychopathic Records. There are 30 employees. Some of these people started off when we were 18 years old, but now some of them have been working here for 20 years. That's their career now. They have kids, and wives, and husbands. Next thing you know, they're working for a gang."
ICP legal counsel, Howard Hertz of Hertz Schram PC, has released a statement that reads: "We are seeking individual Juggalos whose rights have been violated as a result of the mistaken belief that they are a 'gang member.' If you or someone you know has suffered any negative consequence with an employer, governmental representative, including law enforcement, border patrol, airline security, or other local, state or federal governmental agency or employee as a result of your status as a Juggalo, we want to know about it."