The Juggalos are marching in Washington D.C. in protest for being designated as a “gang” by the FBI years back. If you don’t know what a juggalo is, well, it’s kind of hard to describe. They’re fans of the rap/rock group Insane Clown Posse, but they’ve turned their fandom into a way of life, and consider each other family. The FBI calls them a gang.
Juggalos and Trump supporters unite chanting "USA USA" #MOAR #JuggaloMarch pic.twitter.com/gjHV7FFZp6
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) September 16, 2017
One of the #juggalomarch organizers on why they chose the Lincoln Memorial: "If it's good enough for Forest Gump it's good enough for us" pic.twitter.com/LGGNCQYfAq
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) September 16, 2017
One of the #juggalomarch organizers on why they chose the Lincoln Memorial: "If it's good enough for Forest Gump it's good enough for us" pic.twitter.com/LGGNCQYfAq
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) September 16, 2017
The #JuggaloMarch interspersed with confused tourists trying to find the Lincoln Memorial pic.twitter.com/xeeottyZEU
— Sarah Mimms (@SarahMMimms) September 16, 2017
Trump rally on the other side of the mall from the Juggalos pic.twitter.com/6EVbYXOZ3X
— Sarah Mimms (@SarahMMimms) September 16, 2017
Group portrait for #JuggaloMarch pic.twitter.com/YncwfggqGA
— Ruby Zhao (@RuiqianZhao) September 16, 2017
"I love donuts,I'm not a gang member!" #JuggaloMarch pic.twitter.com/iop8J2IPTx
— Ruby Zhao (@RuiqianZhao) September 16, 2017
Alright, the Juggalos have already won the Battle of the DC Rallies #JuggaloMarch pic.twitter.com/9KGk1JeVbS
— Roy Edroso (@edroso) September 16, 2017
Here’s a fascinating story about a probation officer who will be at the protest:
Four years into her career as a Virginia probation officer, Jessica Bonometti was summoned to her chief’s office and fired for social media postings that portrayed a “security threat group” in a positive light.
The 34-year-old was dumbfounded.
The threat group, it turned out, was Juggalos — the nickname for fans of her favorite band, the horrorcore hip-hop duo Insane Clown Posse — who had been designated a gang by the FBI five years earlier.
Bonometti had liked some posts and photos on Juggalo-related Facebook pages that she said were “pretty innocuous” by fan standards. On her own page, a meme with the catchphrase “Wicked for Life” had caught the attention of higher-ups, her case file shows.
“They took my badge and credentials,” said Bonometti, a George Mason University graduate who hasn’t been able to find a new position since being terminated in March 2016. “I didn’t just lose a job. I lost my entire career.”
I mean, that’s just weird and wrong. And liberals will be tempted to blame law enforcement hawk Jeff Sessions, but it all happened under Obama of course.