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''Juggalo'' (or ''Juggalette'' for females) is a name given to dedicated fans of the rap group Insane Clown Posse or any other Psychopathic Records artist.〔 Juggalo subculture originated from ad hoc fan groups for horrorcore hip hop music; in recent years, criminal groups began using the name "Juggalo" and associated imagery from mainstream Juggalo culture.〔〔〔 As a result, Juggalos have been classified as a criminal street gang by government and law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation,〔 the National Gang Intelligence Center,〔 and the states of Arizona, California, Pennsylvania, and Utah.〔〔 Juggalo gang sets have been documented by law enforcement in at least 21 states,〔 including those that do not recognize Juggalos as a gang at the state level.〔 Juggalo gangs band together under the Juggalo banner in order to engage in patterns of criminal activity. Unlike members of the general Juggalo subculture,〔 these gangs have handbooks detailing gang ranks and responsibilities,〔 and commit crimes for financial gain.〔 The National Gang Intelligence Center has also predicted that "The formation of rivalries or alliances to gangs outside of their group will allow the Juggalos to evolve into a more sophisticated criminal entity through associations with hardened, experienced gang members." ==Criminal activities== According to the National Gang Intelligence Center, there are more than one million self-proclaimed Juggalos across the United States. It is estimated that 85–90% of self-described Juggalos are peaceful, non-criminal music fans. The other 10–15% make up the Juggalo subculture's criminal element, which has been linked to numerous crimes including extortion, murder, domestic terrorism, drive-by shootings, drug trafficking, arson, burglary, armed robbery, aggravated assault, and weapon offenses, and has been documented collaborating with a wide array of street and prison gangs.〔〔〔〔 A series of arsons on a Navajo reservation have been linked to a local Juggalo gang set, which uses arson as a way to increase Juggalos' rank within the gang.〔 In 2008, members of a Blood-affiliated Juggalo set known as the Southwest Bloods were convicted of aggravated assault after one member was required to stab a man in order to leave the gang.〔 Juggalos in Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia have been linked to the Gangster Disciples.〔 Juggalos were identified by the New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety as the most actively recruiting gang in New Jersey in 2010.〔http://www.njsp.org/info/pdf/gangs_in_nj_2010.pdf〕 Also in 2010, a Juggalette who was not affiliated with any gang was assaulted by a new Juggalo gang called the Juggalo Killers, who knocked her unconscious before carving the letters "JK" into her chest, because they wanted to be the only group wearing Insane Clown Posse merchandise in their territory.〔 In 2012, a Juggalo gang member, who was wanted for violating probation, was placed on New Mexico's most wanted list.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gang Member Removed from New Mexico’s Most Wanted )〕 Juggalos in Oregon are known to extort homeless and homosexual individuals on the street with the threat of beatings.〔 In August 2013, a Juggalo street gang member was arrested on charges of attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon and possession of a controlled substance for allegedly attacking a cyclist with two meat cleavers in northeast Las Vegas, calling the man a "snitch". In 2013, a Juggalo member was arrested for possession of weapons and explosives after allegedly forming a terrorist group called the Black Snake Militia with the intent to engage in a violent revolution and raid the local National Guard armory to obtain weapons. According to court documents, one of the members of the terrorist group became an FBI informant after realizing that the leader intended to go through with a violent terrorist act. Also in 2013, a Juggalo member in Washington state allegedly stabbed a boy at a birthday party after being mocked for his Juggalo affiliation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Juggalo gangs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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