Submitted by suu-solan t3_11awh4n in jerseycity
suu-solan OP t1_j9ugwpc wrote
Saw this clown while driving near the Holland Tunnel. Probably some sovereign citizen dipshit. Who knows what laws they choose to obey or not according to the constitution in their minds….do they even get pulled over?
well_damm t1_j9um6ny wrote
Cops won’t pull them over, prob a friend.
will0w27 t1_j9v1sgb wrote
What’s a sovereign citizen?
HerrDoktorHugo t1_j9v70xw wrote
It's a flavor of conspiracy weirdo who claim they can just declare themselves exempt from state and federal law, often based on some misreading of old treaties where they claim the United States is actually a corporation and they choose not to be a customer or something.
Zulumus t1_j9vmbif wrote
I remember seeing a video of a guy crossing state lines refusing to be stopped and searched (he had to declare plants or something in his car), and he gave the state worker so much shit.
The video ends when he’s eventually pulled over by state troopers who he argues with before he’s dragged out of the car in front of his two teenage children.
njmids t1_j9w3piq wrote
You are not legally obligated to consent to a search at a checkpoint within the US. You also don’t have to answer questions.
Zulumus t1_j9w5o6n wrote
Ok you made me look for the video. Tldr dude got 30 days in jail https://youtu.be/3YARMZsFFCM
njmids t1_j9w9n2y wrote
Kinda forgot about agricultural inspections. Those are a unique thing. Point stands for DUI and immigration checkpoints though.
Desperate_Ambrose t1_j9x7xo8 wrote
I refer to those guys as the Peach Fuzz.
spypol t1_j9v3nlh wrote
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_citizen_movement
To sum it up: just an asshole.
jonhuang t1_j9vl1yo wrote
It's the idea that law is magical, and if you have the right incantations and scrolls/forms the law shalt do thy bidding.
Desperate_Ambrose t1_j9x7tbc wrote
Dozens of SovCidiots-getting-pulled-over videos on YouTube.
New_Examination_5605 t1_j9y0zv6 wrote
gazzilionear t1_j9ynqxv wrote
I’m pretty sure the law they point to is in the articles of confederation..which obviously have no bearing on anything anymore since the confederation no longer exists. Real stupid shit.
billyyankNova t1_j9vdv0q wrote
Some do. Thing is, pulling one these guys over is such a shit-show that most cops don't want to bother.
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