Joe Gustafson lives above the law in north Minneapolis

Captured in mug shots: Joe Gustafson, Little Joe Gustafson, Marie Alexander

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Joe Gustafson's steel-fortified north Minneapolis home

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"The only goddamn problem is I'm probably guilty of fucking being too good to my kids," he says. "I left home when I was like 13. These kids—I give and give and give to them. The 35-year-old, I still pay for his cell phone and goddang car insurance and stuff. That's about it. I love my kids too much. That's the only thing I'll be goddamn guilty of.

"You know what, I don't feel ashamed of anything I've done in my life. You know what I mean? If I did it all over again, I'd do it the same damn way. You know?"