His recovery left him homeless for a while, though he would later form the group Friends Stand United (FSU), whose members dedicated themselves to excising neo-Nazis and white supremacist hate groups from punk concerts, often with violence as the go-to mode of removal.
Elgin James specifically has a unique history when it comes to sticking up for the disenfranchised.
The controversial group was also known to rob drug dealers and give out some of the recovered money to local charities.
Going straight edge in his teens, with strong aversions to alcohol and drugs, James was big in the ’80s hardcore punk rock scene, and got into trouble accordingly.