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treestar

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13. LOL.

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 07:55 AM

Apr 2018

I love sovereign citizens. Google them on you-tube for some really funny stuff. If the police stop them, they have all these reasons why they cannot be arrested. The various reactions of the police are funny too. The citizens are near 100% white, so they aren't in danger of being shot.

I am reading a book about the OK gunfight in the old west and it does give some background that makes it obvious where it came from. No one "owned" the land yet, (other than Native Americans, but bear with me), so people could make claims and get a deed if they did something with it like farm or mine. When the areas were territories and not yet states, the only authorities were federal marshalls and they could not keep track of everything. A lot of people made a livelihood stealing cattle, so breaking the law was basically their job. So when the areas became more settled and more authority was imposed on them, they resented it.

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Waffle House shooter was part of rightwing extremist movement: report [View all] CousinIT Apr 2018 OP

These are the guys who need guns to protect themselves from the government ucrdem Apr 2018 #1

but who protects their right to run around in public without pants? 0rganism Apr 2018 #25

Hummmm... sound like anyone else?! Like the orange douche bag currently squatting in the WH Thekaspervote Apr 2018 #2

I love sovereign citizens, man... ExciteBike66 Apr 2018 #3

Like Soxfan58 Apr 2018 #5

Worse jmowreader Apr 2018 #7

Okay that's just bizarre underpants Apr 2018 #11

LOL. treestar Apr 2018 #13

Sovereign Citizens have murdered dozens of police officers. Johnny2X2X Apr 2018 #20

I hadn't heard of that treestar Apr 2018 #32

They are dangerous in several ways jberryhill Apr 2018 #37

And the recipient is afraid to cash it treestar Apr 2018 #15

Sovereign citizen debt law is quite scary jmowreader Apr 2018 #24

Oh my! That's some crazy stuff. treestar Apr 2018 #33

My brother is one of ellie Apr 2018 #18

I admit I have not heard that one before ExciteBike66 Apr 2018 #19

capital letters jberryhill Apr 2018 #26

Also the two letter postal abbreviations treestar Apr 2018 #35

Ah yes, the old Accepted for Value scam jmowreader Apr 2018 #39

K&R Puzzler Apr 2018 #4

Silly terrorist. Aretha sang Natural woman. Not Natural citizen. Amimnoch Apr 2018 #6

Reinking was a nutcase who thought Taylor Swift was stalking him. Kotya Apr 2018 #8

The mentally disturbed HopeAgain Apr 2018 #10

Most sovereign citizens also have cognitive or mental problems. bettyellen Apr 2018 #29

Almost a prerequisite jberryhill Apr 2018 #38

A young Cliven Bundy. moondust Apr 2018 #9

i am sure there are fine folks on both sides....think they helped him escape? dembotoz Apr 2018 #12

All of the victims were people of color gollygee Apr 2018 #14

How about that Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #27

Why don't they wear pants? left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 #16

Most of them wear pants jmowreader Apr 2018 #40

The Waffle House Shooting Suspect struggle4progress Apr 2018 #17

The father should be charged for giving those guns to his mentally challenged son MagickMuffin Apr 2018 #22

ITA shanti Apr 2018 #36

I'm gonna be sick Blue_Tires Apr 2018 #31

What the heck greytdemocrat Apr 2018 #21

So... where does the nudity enter in??? ailsagirl Apr 2018 #23

Story doesn't seem to define what makes him part of a movement. Orsino Apr 2018 #28

Somewhere in NRA Land, Dana Loesch is furiously masturbating to this.... Blue_Tires Apr 2018 #30

Cue the violins for the "troubled young man" narrative... bullwinkle428 Apr 2018 #34