Fuc**** Gangs, how do they work?

[Davey Boy 2.0]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/nov/01/juggalos-classified-as-gang-fbi

[Esau.]

Sounds like someone in the FBI has a hard-on for ICP, to be honest, and probably a kid who listens to them.

From the FBI PDF report above...

Juggalos

The Juggalos, a loosely-organized hybrid gang, are

rapidly expanding into many US communities. Although

recognized as a gang in only four states, 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 NGIC reporting.*

• NGIC reporting indicates that Juggalo gangs are

expanding in New Mexico primarily because they

are attracted to the tribal and cultural traditions

of the Native Americans residing nearby.

Most crimes committed by Juggalos are sporadic,

disorganized, individualistic, and often involve simple

assault, personal drug use and possession, petty theft,

and vandalism. However, open source reporting suggests

that a small number of Juggalos are forming more

organized subsets and engaging in more gang-like

criminal activity, such as felony assaults, thefts, robberies,

and drug sales. Social networking websites are a

popular conveyance for Juggalo sub-culture to communicate

and expand.

Juggalos’ disorganization and lack of structure within

their groups, coupled with their transient nature, makes

it difficult to classify them and identify their members

and migration patterns. Many criminal Juggalo subsets

are comprised of transient or homeless individuals,

according to law enforcement reporting. Most Juggalo

criminal groups are not motivated to migrate based

upon traditional needs of a gang. However, law enforcement

reporting suggests that Juggalo criminal activity

has increased over the past several years and has

expanded to several other states. Transient, criminal

Juggalo groups pose a threat to communities due to the

potential for violence, drug use/sales, and their general

destructive and violent nature.

Although law enforcement officials in Arizona,

California, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Washington

report the most Juggalo gang-related criminal

activity, Juggalos are present in Colorado, Delaware,

Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts,

Michigan, New Mexico, New Hampshire,

North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,

Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, according to

NGIC reporting.

In January 2011, a suspected Juggalo member

shot and wounded a couple in King County,

Washington, according to open source reporting.

In January 2010, two suspected Juggalo associates

were charged with beating and robbing an

elderly homeless man.

*Juggalos are traditionally fans of the musical group the Insane

Clown Posse. Arizona, California, Pennsylvania, and Utah are the

only US states that recognize Juggalos as a gang.

[Hartamophone]

Juggalos’ disorganization and lack of structure within their groups, coupled with their transient nature, makes it difficult to classify them and identify their members and migration patterns.

Maybe they should try tagging a few of them with transponders, then have David Attenborough follow them and provide a whispered commentary into their daily habits.

I'm no fan of Juggalos, but to qualify the lot of them as a gang is pretty absurd. As a group, I would venture to say that they are similar to Phish folks in terms of the unfair mass categorization and generalization they are subjected to.

[Davey Boy 2.0]

In general I'd categorize Phish fans as being about three hits off the meth-bong away from sinking into the Faygo underworld.

[Thorgnor]

meth bong or gas bong?

[Davey Boy 2.0]

fking meth gas bong, how do they work?

[Esau.]

I'm no fan of Juggalos, but to qualify the lot of them as a gang is pretty absurd.

Agreed.

I found it funny they [FBI] used the term "associates" too. A term most often used when describing people who work for, but are not members of organized crime groups (eg: bike gangs). I would bet it was to help drive their point across.

[Booche]

Gang member alert!!!

"Juggalos are a family that have each other's backs," explained a supporter based in Tennessee. "They're people who would die for somebody they haven't even met."

[Esau.]

By that standard, every American could be considered a "gang member" then.

[Davey Boy 2.0]