Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Cream Is a Local Juggalo Community Tied to MURDER?
Posted by Steve Haruch on Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:51 PM
Sure, Fall In Cave, Ill., may seem far away. But is it far enough? As SouthComm's resident bow-tie-wearing emo apologist J.R. Lind pointed out today, the Tennessean's Gangs of Tennessee website lists Juggalos alongside Crips, Bloods, Crazy White Boys (who are surprisingly diverse!) and Gangster Disciples as Bad People of Interest. Reportedly active in Anderson, Bradley, Cumberland, Knox, Weakley and Williamson counties, the Tennessee Juggalos are described, under "known crimes," to have commited "[h]omicides, aggravated assault, weapons violations, vandalism, graffiti."
Juggalo homicides? Is our home state of Tennessee becoming a seething wasteland of Juggalo violence?
Since the Tennessean site doesn't refer to any specific cases or include a statistical breakdown of crimes, it's hard to know. A cursory search for "Tennessee Juggalos" on the Google turns up a few results: Tennessee Juggalo Street Crew Chapter, a Tennessee Juggalos and Lettes MySpace group (34 members) and 3 Star Ninjas, the last of which links to Juggalo Faith, which includes this statement:
JuggaloFaith.com does not endorse or support any type of violent or Illegal behavior, we do not support any kind of violence, we are a Christian ministry; we follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and believe he would not approve of harming anyone for any reason, including their sexual orientation.... God bless and Keep your Hatchets High Ninjas!
Speaking of Juggalos and not supporting any kind of violence: As chance would have it, NBC aired an episode of Law & Order last night that people who watch TV are calling "The Juggalo Episode," so we might as well talk about that. Over at The Awl, a blog that has a theme song, Maura Johnston discusses the show. According to her report the Australian musician KidCrusher -- whose songs, including "Killin' Shit" and "A Dirty Fuckin' Murder," were used in the episode -- was unhappy with the depiction of Juggalos as the kind of people who would engage in killin' shit or commit a dirty fuckin' murder. To wit:
I am pretty pissed off to hear they based the episode on Juggalos and try to make us all look like criminals and real serial killers (and think we would kill kids?!). They never told me the full details on the episode before I signed the contract for the release of my music video, all they told me was it was going to be based upon a Horrorcore Festival and they needed my music and a video for it. I do not support the fact that people that don't know who we really are, can be quick to say " ITS A FACT "
So, is Juggalo gang violence in Tennessee a fact? Hard to say.
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How stoked are Exit 49 Gang? Located in McMinn county, the gang is comprised of white teenagers whose known crimes are limited to "graffiti."
ICP is garbage. Their beats suck, their lyrics are sub par at best and their style is wack. I'm not hating if its the truth. Now can we move on from a 1996 sub-culture movement that barely even affects anything having to do with modern music or gang life. These guys are a bunch of fucking jokers... you don't go out dressed like that do you? on a week day?
I saw a real juggalo once at the Wilson County Fair. If this violence gets any worse, we better call the Big Money Rustlas!!!
i think thats all people do in the morning is wake up saying there going to hate. just give a quick yaun and say im going to hate on someone today. some people cant hate people of different races so now they got to move on to kids that dont look or act like they do. america that is messed up. dude on top is right lets move on with the times and learn to except people. have a nice day!
'excepting' people is exactly what's being done here, young scholar. Perhaps you'll accept some advice: any publicity is good publicity, and that juggalo shit is hilarious, probably on purpose.
Hey Shit Creamers, why don't you go dig up some stories of your own instead of sitting around the office reading other papers and waiting for press releases.
hey fuckfaces that hate on juggalos....listen up cuz im a real one. juggalos aint about gang violence..some ppl just say theyre juggalos n think they gotta be criminally insane 2 be one.. juggalos is a fuckin lifestyle, not a gang...so suck it up n accept that haters hate cuz theyre depressed with they own lifestylez..
YALL HOS MUST BE UP OUT YA MINDS, JUGGALOS REPRESENT AN UNBREAKABLE BOND MADE FOR THOSE EXCLUDED FROM THE TYPICAL, ALL YALL HOS JUDGING US IS WHAT MADE US, WE AINT ABOUT VIOLENCE, WE'RE ABOUT WATCHIN OUT FOR EACHOTHER, AND IF THAT MEANS VIOLENCE, SO BE IT, THATS THE SAME THING THE POLICE DO SO FUCK IT, LIKE MALCOLM SAID, BY ANY MEANS NECCESARY RIGHT, SO MANY PEOPLE LOOK DOWN ON THE POOR ODD KID, CALL HIM A SCRUB OR A FREAK OR A LOSER, OUTCAST AND PUSH HIM DOWN, WHATEVER, WE'RE GONNA COME THROUGH PICK HIM UP, BRUSH HIM OFF N CALL HIM A BROTHER, CAUSE THATS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, LISTEN TO THE MUSIC, NOT THE LYRICS,THE MESSAGE, AND REALLY LISTEN U STUPID FUCKS, TURN OFF THE JUDGEMENTAL PART OF UR BRAINS, ITS CHRISTIAN MUSIC, LISTEN TO THE ALBUM SHANG RI LA, THE WRAITH, AND RLY LISTEN,EXCEPT IT OR NOT, WE AINT NO '96 SHIT, WE'RE FOREVER, WHEN THE MUSIC DISAPPEARS ITS STILL BUMPIN IN OUR HEARTS AND OUR TRUNKS SO FUCK YALL HATIN, YOU MADE US, BUT YA CANT BREAK US, YA AINT SHIT, YOU CREATED A MONSTER, AND ITS A MONSTER THAT WILL BE HERE TIL WE'RE CALLED TO DEM PEARLY GATES PARTNA
Somebody said we're brainwashed by Satan..."The Great Deciever." Let me let you in on a little something.
We believe in this "Great Deciever." We call him The Great Milenko. We know he exists. and we know he is pretty much in control of the world. Honestly, I doubt many of us could give a fuck less.
We all await the day that God comes and destroys this pile of shit and all of it's filth, hate, and dumb fucks that judge people. You say we're brainwashed, we say your brainwashed. At least we don't give all our money to a child molester standing behind a pulpit. You honestly think that because I'm not sitting in a pew letting some other DUMB human tell me right from wrong and how to live my life, that I'M brainwashed? HAHAHA
Not one of you fucks was there to take the headphones out of my ears when I needed somebody and found ICP. So what if I want to subject my brain to subliminal messaging and violence? None of you care until it effects YOUR precious existence.
This world is now ending. Juggalos are just a byproduct of this revelation. Get used to it, we aren't the only thing that the Dark Carnival has to unleash upon the world.
If the haters would actually go out and buy the joker card albums, take them home and read the liner notes inside the album cover. They would soon see that each face represents and evil reflection within someone. Its a moral message telling us to change our bad ways before the end consumes us all. From the first album, we have always known that 6 faces would appear. If we supposedly follow icp and their messages...then why would we contradict that message with hate and violence. You all are ignorant for hating juggalos. Its another form of christian religion thats been worded in other ways and hidden behind wicked music to attract those absent from god. Icp did something that no church could ever do. They got a world full of freaks, scrubs and outcasts to consider eachother as family. And as far as the whole "96 comment". Annual gatherings happen every year still, so it helps to do your research next time idiot.
look i was aressted in knox county profiled as a fuckin gang member and drug trafficer for my own perscriptions !!!! because i had a hachetman decal on my car. they seized my car my meds. and my GIRLS money !!! said i was a gang member of the ICP and dealing drugs . so now my whole life is on the line because of some biggot racist cops. who have nothing better to do than fuck with people who do nothing wrong. wonder how many crimes were committed while the 11 plus cops fuckin ripped my car apart without permission? and searched my girlfriends purse without consent. worte i had different drugs than i had . and my car wrong . so hows that justice??? i waqnt the world to know they are wromg and profileing is aginst the law !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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