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Post by Police Moderator on Feb 7, 2012 6:07:02 GMT -5
FBI focused on 'sovereign citizen' extremists
By EILEEN SULLIVAN
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The FBI has been paying closer attention to 'sovereign citizen' extremists around the country out of concerns that they will react violently when they interact with government officials. Sovereign citizens are people who reject their U.S. citizenship and don't recognize government authority, like laws and taxes. In 2009, the FBI started paying closer attention to the movement, which previously had been grouped with the militia movements in the bureau's domestic counterterrorism operations. Many people who claim to be followers of this movement are involved in white collar crimes like tax evasion schemes and making fraudulent documents, the FBI said. "We started to notice a heightened potential for violence," said Stuart McArthur, deputy assistant director of the FBI's counterterrorism division. Speaking to reporters at the FBI's national headquarters, McArthur said that while sovereign citizen ideologies are protected by the constitution, there have been instances when extremist members have turned to violence. "The thing about generally sovereign citizen extremists is that because their ideology just intrinsically deals with the rejection, complete rejection, of the constitutional authority of the United States or any other government for that matter ... that when you have an encounter with law enforcement, we have seen that has a potential to go high and right very fast," McArthur said. Read more: ajc.com |
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Feb 7, 2012 15:11:20 GMT -5
If they don't believe in our laws, then they shouldn't complain if a non-"soverign citizen" beats the hell out of them.
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Post by professorx on Feb 7, 2012 21:08:37 GMT -5
If they don't believe in our laws, then they shouldn't complain if a non-"soverign citizen" beats the hell out of them. You haven't find the same infallible legal decoder ring they have... |
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Post by Police Moderator on Feb 7, 2012 21:18:22 GMT -5
We were supposed to get a decoder ring? |
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Post by Tsavodiner on Feb 9, 2012 2:57:58 GMT -5
Shoot, I been using the deODORring!
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Post by ssmynkint on Feb 9, 2012 7:35:20 GMT -5
O.K.! So you all seem to agree we abide by the laws (even when we disagreewith them) civil disobedience aside, until they are changed! WaHoo! Wait 'til el Gusano reads this!
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Post by osrb on Feb 9, 2012 10:11:51 GMT -5
Shoot, I been using the deODORring! That is needed at the OWS gatherings. |
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Post by ssmynkint on Feb 9, 2012 15:30:30 GMT -5
osrb, a perfect opportunity for a BO joke.
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Post by professorx on Feb 9, 2012 20:44:20 GMT -5
O.K.! So you all seem to agree we abide by the laws (even when we disagreewith them) civil disobedience aside, until they are changed! WaHoo! Wait 'til el Gusano reads this! Should a person say "I translate the laws, and everyone else's translantion is inferior!!!!" If the laws are inferior, they should have their day in court rather than inflicting violence on the police... We are free to disagree with the way the law is enforced, but the place to disagree is in court, not with violence... |
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Post by staffsgtsbunny on Feb 10, 2012 17:52:16 GMT -5
I have a couple who lives in my city who are off the wall with this.....I truly hate dealing with them, and think the next run in will involve a great deal of tazer and gun shots.....(sigh)
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