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The reason the sovereign citizen movement caught the attention of law enforcement is, of course, this incident: "...In 2010, two Arkansas police officers stopp
by mturmon 13y ago
The reason the sovereign citizen movement caught the attention of law enforcement is, of course, this incident:
"...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..."
See: http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/law-enforcement-bulletin/september-2011/sovereign-citizens http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/law-enforceme...
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- mindcrime 13y agoI love this bit: The FBI considers sovereign-citizen extremists as comprising a domestic terrorist movement, which, scattered across the United States, has existed for decades What a load of shit. Sure, some people who refer to themselves as "sovereign individuals" have done things that would be considered terrorism, but by no means does believing in the inherent sovereignty of the individual automatically imply that someone is a terrorist.
- throwawaykf02 13y ago> Sure, some people who refer to themselves as "sovereign individuals" have done things that would be considered terrorism... You mean like extremists? Seems like you're agreeing with the bit that you love.
- mindcrime 13y agoApparently I parsed that differently. I took it as the FBI saying that everyone who believes in / advocates for, individual sovereignty, is a "sovereign citizen extremist" and therefore a "domestic terrorist".