Sovereign Citizens

[JB Books]

Who are these people? Why do they feel the laws of the city, state, and federal governments do not apply to them?

 

[flatwins]

Have quite a few like that right here on good old OSA. (see any thread pertaining to mary jane)

 

[KOPBET]

Racists, cop killers, domestic terrorists.

Sounds like what you'd call Tea Partiers.

 

[cjjtulsa]

Racists, cop killers, domestic terrorists.

Sounds like what you'd call Tea Partiers.

Please. What a ridiculous post.

 

[KOPBET]

Please. Try to do better.

They really are cop killers, racists and domestic terrorists. Look it up.

 

[sanjuro893]

Is this some sort of organization? I thought we were all sovereign citizens since we left England.

 

[KOPBET]

Please. What a ridiculous post.

Yes, yours is so much better. Thanks for the refreshing breeze.

If you only knew what you were talking about.

 

[KOPBET]

Is this some sort of organization?

Yes. And a violent one at that.

 

[sanjuro893]

Ah. Google it, Sanjuro. Duh. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_citizen_movement

 

[cjjtulsa]

They really are cop killers, racists and domestic terrorists. Look it up.

From Wiki:

The Tea Party movement is an American political movement that advocates strict adherence to the United States Constitution, reducing U.S. government spending and taxes, and reduction of the U.S. national debt and federal budget deficit. The movement is generally considered to be partly conservative, partly libertarian, and partly populist. The movement has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009.

And from the FBI:

They could be dismissed as a nuisance, a loose network of individuals living in the United States who call themselves “sovereign citizens” and believe that federal, state, and local governments operate illegally. Some of their actions, although quirky, are not crimes. The offenses they do commit seem minor: They do not pay their taxes and regularly create false license plates, driver’s licenses, and even
currency.

However, a closer look at sovereign citizens’ more severe crimes, from financial scams to impersonating or threatening law enforcement officials, gives reason for concern. If someone challenges (e.g., a standard traffic stop for false license plates) their ideology, the behavior of these sovereign-citizen extremists quickly can escalate to violence. Since 2000, lone-offender sovereign-citizen extremists have killed six law enforcement officers. In 2010, two Arkansas police officers stopped sovereign-citizen extremists Jerry Kane and his 16-year-old son Joseph during a routine traffic stop on Interstate 40. Joseph Kane jumped out of the vehicle and opened fire with an AK-47 assault rifle, killing both officers.

So just what in the hell makes group two sound anything like group one?