I'm A Juggalo, Not A Gang Member: Violent J speaks at ACLU of Michigan Press Conference
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- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, along with the Detroit music duo Insane Clown Posse (ICP), filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of Juggalos, or fans of ICP, claiming that their constitutional rights to expression and association were violated when the U.S. government wrongly and arbitrarily classified the entire fan base as a "hybrid" criminal gang.
Read more about the case at www.aclumich.org/Juggalos - at ACLU of Michigan.
I've been a fan of ICP since '94 an I still follow and listen to ICP. I've bought their albums, action figures, t-shirts and also have The Wraith as a tattoo.
20yrs later, I'm 38yr old, I have a university degree, I have my own home and raise my son as a single parent and I work freelance in media. The most trouble I've been in with the police was a speeding ticket (for doing 34 in a 30 zone). My ICP items are my way of showing appreciation and support these musicians, I sure as hell no gang member who needs monitoring by the FBI, I am simply a fan of a band who make music I enjoy.
Im 38, I've been a fan since I was a 14. Im a licensed massage therapist, have been for 10 years. I'm still a huge fan and an upstanding citizen of the respected state I live in. And I am still Down with the Clown until I'm dead in the Ground! Whoop Whoop!
I liek that J is being himself, not putting on an act for the suits.
Holy shit I must be affiliated in hundreds of gangs because I have Van Halen, Motley Crue, Metallica, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, The Beatles, Warrant, Poison, Pantera, Jimi Hendrix, Cradle of Filth, Slayer, Insane Clown Posse, HateBreed, Rage Against The Machine, Guns n' Roses, and more T-shirts. I guess I'm a criminal for having T-shirts even though I graduated High School and don't have a criminal record or back round. I have a good job and a family but I guess because of the items I own that I purchased in tons of different stores with in the USA, that makes me a piece of shit.
My name is Scribbles The Juggalo, and I am a non violent person, I work and Help people out, I hate violence, and guns, peace, and love
I am a Juggalo; I have loved "Insane Clown Posse" since the age of seven. A year or two ago, I was in New York City visiting a friend. I was walking down the street wearing a shirt containing the six Joker’s Cards. I was harassed by the NYPD and was nearly arrested.
It began when I was walking through St. Marks Place in Manhattan. I was browsing through the gift shops when all of a sudden an NYPD cruiser approached me with the lights flashing. Two police officers exited the vehicle and demanded that I stop walking and stay where I was. They insisted that I stand against the wall of a building. They threatened to arrest me if I did not obey their commands. One officer began to search me while the other was asking me a series of questions like “What’s your name? Where are you from? Where are you going? Do you have any drugs on you?”
I explained to them that I was not t doing anything wrong and they had no right to search me. They threatened to take me to jail if I said another word. After searching me and finding NOTHING, a dark colored vehicle pulled up next to the police car. A man dressed relatively casually exited the vehicle holding a digital camera. He took three or four pictures of me and my clothing. I was asked to turn around so he could snap a picture of the Hatchet Man on the back of my T-shirt. The police went through my bag and took a few shots of the other Psychopathic clothing that I had. After the man got his pictures, he drove off.
The police told me to go back to where I was staying. They told me that they don’t want to see me walking the streets for the rest of the night. They gave me all of my stuff back while looking at me like I was a bug that needed to be squashed. They then got back into their car and drove off. I was completely incapable of defending myself due to the threat of being arrested if I spoke.
I am a good, law abiding American citizen who was treated like a criminal because I was wearing a T-shirt of a band that I admire. I am not a gang member, I have no criminal record, I do not traffic or use drugs, I attend college and I happen to be a fan of Psychopathic Records. There was no reason for the authorities to treat me the way that they did.
I serve in the United States Army, and to this I have been beet down , looked down upon, and made fun of and talked badly about for the fact that I listen to I.C.P.
I'm not an ICP fan whatsoever, but this FBI watchlist is ridiculous. Its discriminatory, invasive, and the biggest waste of taxpayer money and FBI resources.
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lol, the juggalos before 1994 were probably gang members...
We quit talking about Michael, didn't we? I listen to him at least once a week. Hes still the King Of Pop.
I support this lawsuit because I have been down sense dog beats. He might be putting on an act but that is because he is trying to help us not himself. We need to do our part. In the way of not allowing the new generations (not all of them) to act like they do and allow them to act as if they are part of a gang.
We are not a gang but a family dont tear us apart. i have spoken. WHOOP WHOOP!!
To the family add as a sign
This is so true. I am happy that Joe Bruce is saying this because if I was naive enough to get a hatchet man tattoo at the age of 14 or something, it could cause a lot of trouble for myself. Especially since that was 12 and a half years ago.
Look at those two fogeys on the right smiling away. They're the real clowns. ICP as much as I hate their music, they're just entertainers. If the FBI think it's okay to single out ICP fans because a few dozen out of a million have committed horrendous crimes then they might as well do the same to all people who wear t shirts advertising Quentin Taurintino, Cannibal Corpse or liking the Grand Theft Auto games on facebook. Violent J may not be college educated like those smiling fools are, but that doesn't mean he isn't entitled to have an opinion and in all honestly what he says makes a lot of sense.
Stick together fam! Whoop whoop!
Thats sone crazy shit right here no juggalo should have to put up with this mutha fuckin profilin shit wtf
Gangster rap is outdated, the juggalos are prehistoric.
I can guarantee that Violent J did not write that at all. Most likely, someone wrote it for him
whether those guys are helping ICP wit this issue or not dem mothafuckas need to stop smilin n laughin like its a fuckin joke...cuz i used to rock a Hatchetman on the back of my car for the longest...n noticed I would get pulled over for bull shit all the time after i took it off i noticed damn i don't get pulled over for anything unless its an actual legit reason to be pulled over...n thats fucked up
That's totally true but can I get a whoop whoop from the family
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its Bullshit! Whoop Whoop! MCL
The witnesses do not listen to music. Music is manipuation.
Normally I would care, but I really hate Juggalos.
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Violent J himself said that Juggalos are gang members.ABK's first album Hatchet Warrior the song Gang Related and I quote ver batem "If you rep the hatchetman,you in a gang and yo ass better be ready to do that thang." Do you need more proof that being a Juggalo means that you're in a gang?
typical brain dead juggalo to resort to empty threats about "attacking with a hatchet."
You'd shit your pants if you ever had to go through what Ive been through.
I myself said your a murderer and pedo and I put it in a song. It’s a fact. What more proof do you need, cause I said it and that’s that. End of story
i'm an rn.
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