Insane Clown Posse Loses Gang Lawsuit

U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland dismissed a lawsuit filed by The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan on behalf of the Insane Clown Posse and their followers the Juggalos. The ruling says that the federal government can't be held responsible for any negative impact stemming from a 2011 FBI report that called fans of the group a "loosely organized hybrid gang."

Judge Cleand explained in a 14 page opinion that the report "does not recommend any particular course of action for local law enforcement to follow, and instead operates as a descriptive, rather than prescriptive, assessment of nationwide gang trends."

For ICP the fight's not over as they plan to appeal the ruling. "This is not the end. We'll keep fighting to clear the Juggalo family name," Insane Clown Posse member Violent J via a statement released by the ACLU.

"While it is easy to fear what one does not understand, discrimination and bigotry against any group of people is just plain wrong and un-American," he said.

[PoliceOne]