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.

2022年12月12日 · 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). The organization grew from the hardcore music scene – a more aggressive offshoot of punk rock.

2024年9月20日 · “Mr. 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.

2009年7月20日 · 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. James left FSU in 2007, and the following year was announced as a fellow for the Sundance Screenwriters lab.

FSU was featured in The History Channel’s “Gangland” series in an episode entitled “Rage Against Society” that aired in or about the end of October 2008. have also reviewed a copy of this program. The episode contains interviews of JAMES and other FSU members, who describe the formation of FSU in Boston and the development of

2014年2月4日 · They beat up nazi punks and racist gangs and white supremacist groups. You know, if there were outwardly vocal people who had those beliefs and walked into a punk show preaching and being a dick, I would applaud the FSU for teaching them to not be assholes.

2005年12月29日 · As 50 or more kids paid the $7 cover charge and filed into the venue, about a dozen members of a small but intimidating gang called FSU (Friends Stand United, or, as some call them, Fuck Shit...

2009年7月15日 · “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...

Friends Stand United was, according to police, is an official gang, due to their violent nature, claiming they use numbers to beat up opponents. Founded by Elgin James, Friends Stand United was founded as a way for those to vent against society through grunge rock concerts/hangouts, & their dislike for drug users/pushers.