Holy shit Juggalos and Juggalettes!  It’s been just under 24 hours since the announcement of the Psychopathic Records / Insane Clown Posse lawsuit against the FBI, and the news is blowing the fuck up!!  Every media outlet that’s worth a shit has talked about it.  InsaneClownPosse.com and Total Assault have posted their own takes on it, and we’ll get those covered.  Here are some of the ones from the mainstream media:

thewrap.com: Insane Clown Posse Plans to Sue the FBI

gawker.com: Insane Clown Posse Is Suing the FBI For Classifying the Juggalos As a Gang

fuse.tv: Insane Clown Posse is Suing the FBI

inquisitr.com: Insane Clown Posse Plans To Sue FBI To Protect Juggalos

spin.com: “The Most Hated Band in the World” defends the rights of Juggalos

villagevoice.com: Insane Clown Posse Is Suing the FBI (!!!)

tmz.com: The FBI is Wrong … Juggalos Are NOT a Gang

rawstory.com: Shock rockers Insane Clown Posse to sue FBI

murdermotels.com: Insane Clown Posse vs. The FBI: ICP vows to sue the Feds

vice.com: ICP Has Announced Their Plans to Sue the FBI

And now here are the words from the official sources…InsaneClownPosse.com and TotalAssault:

ICP Announces Plans to Sue the FBI! Be heard at juggalosfightback.com!

Earlier this week the Insane Clown Posse took to their Twitter to hint at a large announcement that they were going to drop today during their seminar at The 2012 Gathering of the Juggalos. Violent J had this to say, “We got a huge announcement to make at 3PM Friday from the ICP seminar. Its probably the biggest announcement of our career. Yes we’re nervous ”

The Insane Clown Posse seminar has hit the planet and the Juggalo world won’t be the same! Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope have declared that they are suing the Federal Bureau of Investigations. ICP VS. FBI! In case you’re not sure what’s happening, here’s the rundown. In the 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment List the Juggalos were declared a gang that ranks with Crips, Bloods, and The Latin Kings. Because of this the Insane Clown Posse have decided to use whatever means necessary to bring justice for the Juggalos and Juggalettes worldwide who are in no way, shape, or form a gang.

When Violent J spoke to vice.com for a full article on the subject he had this to say about the impending legal battle, “ICP is going to do something huge for our fans, and the world. We’re suing the FBI to be taken off their list. They’re trying to kill our band, and we have to fight back. Let’s get this straight,” he continued, “a Juggalo is not a gang member. Consider a Juggalo that, 15 years ago, got a hatchet man tattoo or something. Now they’ve got a family, they’re working in real estate or something, and they’re driving home and get a speeding ticket. Next thing you know, he’s in the gang file, and that will be taken into consideration in any trial. Suddenly, it ain’t just somebody who fucked up, it’s a gang member who fucked up, and they’re getting a heavier sentence.”

While ICP have promised to do all they can to clear the names of the Juggalos and Juggalettes, YOU can help out and be heard! The Insane Clown Posse and Psychopathic Records have launched JUGGALOSFIGHTBACK.COM! As the site says, If you or someone you know have suffered any negative consequence with a governmental representative, including law enforcement, border patrol, airline security, or other local, state or federal governmental agency or employee as a result of your status as a Juggalo, we want to know about it. Simply click here to visit juggalosfightback.com to fill out the Juggalo legal action questionnaire and share your story! Then keep checking back here at insaneclownposse.com for more details on this story as they unfold!

Musical Group to Spearhead Campaign to Defend the
Rights of Its Fan Base the Juggalos

Cave-In-Rock, IL and Los Angeles, CA (August 10, 2012) – Speaking to their fans and media on the site of their 13th annual “Gathering of the Juggalos” music festival, the Insane Clown Posse expressed concern for the well-being of their fan base, which was labeled a “gang” by The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Gang Intelligence Center’s 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment. To that end, the duo of Violent J (Joseph Bruce) and Shaggy 2 Dope (Joseph Utsler) announced that they, along with Psychopathic Records, have retained legal counsel to investigate and pursue legal action including monetary compensation and/or other injunctive relief on behalf of their fan base, the Juggalos.

The 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment lists Insane Clown Posse’s fans, known as Juggalos, under “non-traditional gangs.” The report places Juggalos among such notorious entities as the Aryan Brotherhood, Bloods, Crips and the Latin Kings and states, “…many Juggalos subsets exhibit gang-like behavior and engage in criminal activity and violence. Law enforcement officials in at least 21 states have identified criminal Juggalo sub-sets….”

Shaggy 2 Dope stated, “It’s been almost a year since Juggalos were put on the National Gang Threat Assessment and we are hearing too many stories from our fans about the trouble it’s causing them. Just because you like a music group, doesn’t make you a criminal.”

Violent J said, “We’re not attacking the FBI, but they got this wrong. The Juggalos are not a gang, and that needs to be fixed.”

Video of the Insane Clown Posse’s making their official statement at the “Gathering of the Juggalos” today can be viewed shortly at www.juggalosfightback.com.

Insane Clown Posse and Psychopathic Records’ legal counsel, Howard Hertz of Hertz Schram PC, has released the following statement:

“We are seeking individual Juggalos whose rights have been violated as a result of the mistaken belief that they are a ‘gang member.’ If you or someone you know has suffered any negative consequence with an employer, governmental representative, including law enforcement, border patrol, airline security, or other local, state or federal governmental agency or employee as a result of your status as a Juggalo, we want to know about it.

We are seeking individuals who have experienced any of the following based on a government employee or other’s knowledge of the Juggalo ‘gang’ status as stated in the 2011 National Gang Assessment:

1. Stopped by Border Patrol (U.S., Canadian or otherwise)
2. Stopped or denied ability to fly on an airline
3. Increased criminal sentencing or denial of parole
4. Transfer of a juvenile criminal offender from juvenile court to circuit (“adult”) court
5. Denial of job opportunity, loss of employment
6. Denial of permit to march, boycott, assemble
7. Denial of a vendor to sell Juggalo merchandise
8. An injunction preventing the Juggalos from congregating in any area, wearing Juggalo clothing, displaying tattoos
9. Pulled over or detained by law enforcement
10. Any other denial of a right, liberty, property”

The law firm of Hertz Schram urges Juggalos who meet the above criteria to share their experiences with their legal team at no charge. Juggalos are asked to fill out a short questionnaire that may be completed online at www.juggalosfightback.com