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FBI Classifies Juggalos as Gang Threat

Posted by admin on Nov 4, 2011 in Feloniousness

This makes me wonder what the FBI thought of the Grateful Dead’s myriad “transient or homeless” fans that often engaged in drug use and sharing.





FBI Classifies Juggalos as Gang Threat
Insane Clown Posse fans have engaged in criminal behavior in 21 states
By Matthew Perpetua | rollingstone.com | November 3, 2011

Juggalos, the passionate, face-paint-wearing fans of the rap group Insane Clown Posse, have been classified as a gang in the FBI’s 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment. According to the report, Juggalos have only been classified as a gang for exhibiting gang-like behavior and criminal activity in Arizona, California, Pennsylvania and Utah, but have engaged in gang activities in 17 other states.

The FBI report states that most Juggalo-related crime is “sporadic, disorganized, individualistic” and involves “simple assault, personal drug use and possession, petty theft and vandalism.” A subset of the Juggalo community have been known to engage in felony assaults, robberies and drug dealing. The threat assessment also indicates that many Juggalos are transient or homeless individuals.
http://www.missfidget.com/2011/11/04/fbi-classifies-juggalos-as-gang-threat/