What the heck are Juggalos?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juggalo
A juggalo (feminine juggalette, or juggala in Spanish) is a fan of the group Insane Clown Posse or any other Psychopathic Records hip hop group. Juggalos have developed their own idioms, slang, and characteristics.[1] The Gathering of the Juggalos,[2] alternatively known as just “The Gathering”, is a notable annual festival held by juggalos and the artists that they support, which have included rap stars such as Busta Rhymes, Ice Cube, and MC Hammer; over its first eleven events, the festival had an average attendance of about 10,000 fans, with a peak of 20,000 in 2010
Juggalo gangs
Main article: Juggalos (gang)
Although the Juggalo subculture stems from the horrorcore subgenre of the general hip hop music fandom, criminal and gang-related activity has been attributed to self-described ‘Juggalos’ in recent years, including assaults,[19][20][21] drug trafficking,[19][20] vandalism,[19] burglary,[20] shootings,[20] theft,[19][20] robbery,[20] and numerous murders.[19][22][23][24]
Interaction between violent and nonviolent Juggalos
According to a 2011 National Gang Intelligence Center report, the Juggalo subculture is split between violent and nonviolent factions. Some members of the Juggalos street gang even look down on non-criminal Juggalos, considering them to be weak,[19] and criminal Juggalo gangs have committed attacks on non-gang-related Juggalos.[25] Both Juggalo gang affiliates and nonviolent Juggalos believe in the Juggalo “family”, however, some nonviolent Juggalos do not believe that any gang related activity should be associated with the Juggalo lifestyle.[19]
Public and artist reactions
The Insane Clown Posse filed a lawsuit against the FBI about the gang-listing.[26] In December 2012, ICP agreed to withdraw their involvement as plaintiffs.[27]
Psychopathic Records launched the website juggalosfightback.com for fans to submit stories about unfair treatment by law enforcement. ICP hopes to use these stories in their legal battle to declassify Juggalos as a gang.[28]
The classification of Juggalos as a criminal gang was ridiculed by the technology magazine Wired in a November 2011 article, with journalist Spencer Ackerman referring to previous scandals involving FBI harassment of Muslim-Americans.[29]
On January 8, 2014, Insane Clown Posse along with the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed suit again against the FBI. The suit aims to have Juggalos no longer considered to be a gang and to have any “criminal intelligence information” about Juggalos destroyed.[30]
They are a cult like fan base of the white rap group Insane Clown Posse. They wear clown make up to hide thier identity. They have participated in some of the riots recently, although it seems they are hated by both sides.