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| ''This article is about criminal activity attributed to Juggalo members. For the main article on the group itself, see ].'' | |||
| '''Juggalo''' or '''Juggalette''' (for females) is a name given to dedicated followers of the ] group ] or any artist on the horrorcore record label ]. It has been claimed that Juggalos have been alleged to have committed numerous crimes throughout the United States, including assaults,<ref name="ngic report">{{cite web|author=Name * |url=http://info.publicintelligence.net/NGIC-Juggalos.pdf |title=National Gang Intelligence Center Juggalos Intelligence Report |publisher=Public Intelligence |date=2012-03-26 |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref><ref name="fbi report">{{cite web|url=http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/2011-national-gang-threat-assessment |title=FBI — 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment |publisher=Fbi.gov |date= |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref><ref name="juggalo killers">{{cite web|last=Miller |first=Jessica |url=http://www.standard.net/topics/gangs/2010/10/09/juggalo-killers-new-breed-gang |title='Juggalo Killers' a new breed of gang |publisher=Standard.net |date=2012-10-08 |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref> drug trafficking,<ref name="ngic report" /><ref name="fbi report" /> vandalism,<ref name="ngic report" /> burglary,<ref name="fbi report" /> shootings,<ref name="fbi report" /> theft,<ref name="ngic report" /><ref name="fbi report" /> robbery,<ref name="fbi report" /> , hate crime]s,<ref name="amw spree">{{cite web|url=http://www.amw.com/fugitives/case.cfm?id=37291 |title=Fugitives | Jacob Robida | Case |publisher=AMW |date= |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref> and numerous murders,<ref name="ngic report" /><ref name="juggalohio murder">{{cite web|url=http://trenchreynolds.me/2012/04/09/a-gathering-of-juggalos-accused-in-grisly-ohio-murder/ |title=A gathering of Juggalos accused in grisly Ohio murder | Trench Reynolds |publisher=Trenchreynolds.me |date=2012-04-09 |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref><ref name="juggalo price murder">{{cite web|author=Andrew Scott |url=http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090425/NEWS/904250348/-1/LIVING100105 |title=Teens to be tried in Price Township 'Juggalo' murder |publisher=PoconoRecord.com |date=2009-04-25 |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref><ref name="vasey abc one">{{cite web|last=Bashir |first=Martin |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/law-enforcement-claims-horrorcore-genre-incites-crime/story?id=9739420#.UJtSV-Sunww |title=Law Enforcement Claims 'Horrorcore' Genre Incites Crime - ABC News |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |date=2010-03-09 |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref><ref name="vasey abc two">{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfBEKB6q7SA |title=Juggalos ICP ABC News Nightline: Music & Murder 03-09-10 |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref> including a ]. | |||
| In addition, Juggalos have been classified as a ] by numerous government and law enforcement entities, including the ],<ref name="fbi report" /> the ],<ref name="ngic report" /> and the states of Arizona, California, Pennsylvania, and Utah.<ref name="ngic report" /><ref name="fbi report" /> Supposed Juggalo gang sets have been alleged by law enforcement in at least 21 states,<ref name="fbi report" /> including those that do not recognize Juggalos as a gang at the state level<ref name="ngic report" />. | |||
| ==Gang classification== | |||
| Although some Juggalos deny any connection to ],<ref name="ngic report" /> Juggalos have been classified as a ] by numerous government and law enforcement entities, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation,<ref name="fbi report" /> the National Gang Intelligence Center,<ref name="ngic report" /> and the states of Arizona, California, Pennsylvania, and Utah.<ref name="ngic report" /><ref name="fbi report" /> Juggalo gang sets have been documented by law enforcement in at least 21 states,<ref name="fbi report" /> including those that do not recognize Juggalos as a gang at the state level.<ref name="ngic report" /> | |||
| According to the FBI, Arizona, California, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Washington report the most Juggalo gang activity, but criminal Juggalo sets have also been identified in Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.<ref name="fbi report" /> | |||
| The FBI also alleges that Juggalos are one of 53 gangs that have recruited former members of the United States Military in order to expand territory and receive combat training and weapons.<ref name="fbi report" /> | |||
| Arizona Department of Public Safety Detective and recognized Juggalo gang expert Michelle Vasey has claimed that "multiple individuals are committing gang-related crimes, gang-motivated crimes, and they're using the name Juggalo."<ref name="vasey abc one" /><ref name="vasey abc two" /> | |||
| ===Interactions with other criminal organizations=== | |||
| Criminal Juggalo groups have been alleged in alliance with ] and ] groups and gangs, including the ], ], ], and Aryan Liberation Front.<ref name="juggalo killers" /> Despite this, Insane Clown Posse themselves are staunchly opposed to racism and bigotry, and have written multiple songs which directly oppose racism. Their songs "]" and "Imma Kill You" describe the murder of racists, and "Your Rebel Flag" insults the Ku Klux Klan. Also, ICP member ] is half ]<ref>{{cite serial |title=ICP on Howard Stern 9.1.09 |url=http://www.insaneclownposse.com/media/interview/icp_howard_stern_090901.mp3 |series=The Howard Stern Show |serieslink=The Howard Stern Show |credits=Howard Stern (host) and Insane Clown Posse (guests) |network=Sirius Satellite Radio |station=] |airdate=1 September 2009 }}</ref> and does not celebrate Thanksgiving due to his ] descent.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bruce |first=Joseph |authorlink=Joseph Bruce |coauthors=Hobey Echlin |editor=Nathan Fostey |title=ICP: Behind the Paint |origdate= |year=2003 |origmonth=August |edition=2nd Edition |publisher=Psychopathic Records |location=Royal Oak, Michigan |isbn=0-9741846-0-8 |pages=358–360 |chapter=Life on the Road }}</ref> Psychopathic Records artist ] is Native American.<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/r634567</ref> | |||
| ===Public and artist reactions=== | |||
| The classification of Juggalos as a criminal gang was riciduled by popular electronics maganize ].<ref name="wired juggalos">{{cite web|author=By Spencer AckermanEmail Author |url=http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/fbi-gang-insane-clown-posse/ |title=FBI's Newest Gang Threat: Insane Clown Posse Fans | Danger Room |publisher=Wired.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref> | |||
| ] has denounced the idea that their Juggalo fanbase is gang related, and has filed a lawsuit against the FBI for their listing of Juggalos in the 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment, alleging that the classification has harmed their business. The lawsuit is ongoing.<ref name="fbi lawsuit">{{cite web|author=File Photo |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/09/insane_clown_posse_files_suit.html |title=Insane Clown Posse suing FBI in Flint federal court over Juggalo gang listing |publisher=MLive.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref> | |||
| Juggalo reaction to the gang classification has been mixed. Juggalos vehemently deny relation to gang activities.<ref name="ngic report" /> | |||
| ==Potential for violence== | |||
| Some law enforcement agencies and officials have expressed concern at Juggalos' high potential for ]. | |||
| The FBI's 2011 National Gang Assessment Threat has claimed that "criminal Juggalo groups pose a threat to communities due to the potential for violence, drug use/sales, and their general destructive and violent nature."<ref name="fbi report" /> | |||
| The National Gang Intelligence Center's report on Juggalos claims that, "Their crimes are characterized by acts of violence and destruction directed against law enforcement, members of the community, public/private property, and other members of their group."<ref name="ngic report" /> | |||
| Arizona Department of Public Safety Detective and recognized Juggalo gang expert Michelle Vasey has also expressed concern at the Juggalos high potential for violence, stating "The weapons, they prefer, obviously, hatchets...We've got battle-axes, we've got machetes, anything that can make the most violent, gruesome wound," and "Some of the homicides we're seeing with these guys are pretty nasty, gruesome, disgusting homicides, where they don't care who's around, what's around, they're just out to kill anybody."<ref name="vasey abc one" /><ref name="vasey abc two" /> | |||
| Supposed Juggalo-related murders have been committed with exotic edged weapons, including hatchets, machetes, and medieval battle-axes.<ref name="amw spree" /><ref name="vasey abc one" /><ref name="vasey abc two" /> | |||
| Supposed Juggalo-on-Juggalo violence has also been alleged. In 2010, a supposed gang calling itself the Juggalo Killers, which alleged to be aligned with the white supremacist prison gang Aryan Liberation Front, violently assaulted a Juggalo, stealing her belongings and carving the letters "JK" into her chest.<ref name="ngic report" /><ref name="juggalo killers" /> | |||
| ==Notable murder cases== | |||
| {{main|Jacob D. Robida}} | |||
| In February 2006, Jacob D. Robida, who claimed to be an Insane Clown Posse fan, committed several violent attacks, including one murder, and then killed himself. On February 7, Insane Clown Posse] released a statement on the Robida attacks. The group's manager Alex Abbiss extended members Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler's condolences and prayers to the families of the victims, stating "It's quite obvious that this guy had no clue what being a Juggalo is all about. If anyone knows anything at all about ICP, then you know that they have never, ever been down or will be down with any racist or bigotry bullshit." | |||
| {{main|Farmville murders}} | |||
| In September, 2009, amateur horrorcore rapper Richard McCroskey, who went by the stage name ], and claimed to be a Juggalo,<ref name="syko juggalo two">http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2009/sep/20/farm20s2_20090919-222603-ar-29616/</ref> murdered 4 people in what has since been dubbed the ]. His father, a rock guitarist, introduced him to Insane Clown Posse, ] and ]. On September 20, 2010, McCroskey pleaded guilty to the four murders. Although facing the death penalty, he was sentenced to life in prison. | |||
| == References == | |||
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