While originally having a reputation for fighting against Neo-Nazis and racist groups, in later years FSU members were accused and charged for unprovoked violence and intimidation tactics. The group is classified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a street gang.

Sep 20, 2024 · Holmes and his FSU gang went and literally robbed and stole and assaulted people, who happened to be friendly with The Outlaws. They started this. So when [prosecutors] say we provoked it, or...

CHICAGO—The self-proclaimed founding member of a street gang that purports to exert control through use of violence over hardcore punk rock music in clubs and concert venues in major cities...

Jul 20, 2009 · Elgin James, the founding member of the FSU hardcore movement that was the subject of an article titled “Punk Rock Fight Club” in Rolling Stone, was arrested last week and charged with...

Elgin James is an American filmmaker, musician and a former member of Friends Stand United (FSU), a Boston, Massachusetts area antifascist group in the early 1990s which has been classified by several law enforcement agencies as a gang.

Aug 23, 2007 · Franklin, it turned out, was a member of a feared hardcore crew known as FSU, with chapters across the United States. (Franklin has pleaded innocent and denied any involvement with the gang.)

Feb 4, 2014 · FSU had an episode of Gangland talking about them. They picked on a friend of mine for playing in a band and being vocal about his opinions towards them. This happened for about 2 years.

Oct 30, 2020 · In 2006, Lionel Bliss Jr., a Cohoes resident and member of FSU, was sentenced to five years in prison for delivering the fatal blows, including a kick to the head, to a man beaten to death outside a Troy bar where Bliss and other members of his motorcycle club worked as bouncers and hung out.

Dec 12, 2022 · Friends Stand United (FSU) is a loose network of militant anti-racist and anti-narcotic groups. FSU was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in the late 1980’s by Elgin James (now an American filmmaker and musician).

Friends Stand United: rebellious gang known for their straight edge lifestyle/grunge rock! Friends Stand United was, according to police, is an official gang, due to their violent nature, claiming they use numbers to beat up opponents.