![]() ![]() “As a free person, your license plate taxes do not apply to me.” It is a civil matter, not a criminal matter. Here in Wisconsin most, traffic and other minor violations are ordinance violations. Yet they forget we have different levels of legal violations in this country. In their twisted view of the law they feel ordinance violations are not valid because there is no victim. “Speeding is not a crime a crime requires an ‘injured party.’” So if they are a free person, well maybe 911 is something they are free to keep away from as well - as in no ambulance and no fire trucks for them because they are not paying for the service. It is a funny, eye-opening experience to point out that 911 and the fire/EMS service is a local, tax-funded entity. Ask if their house was on fire how they plan to put it out? Their response is always to call 911. Ask a sovereign what they would do if their child was hurt. What they fail to grasp is that they want all the protection of local government without paying the cost for it. As a free person, they are not subject to any local laws and are “free of any legal constraints,” including taxes and fines. "As a free person, I do not recognize the jurisdiction you have blah blah blah blah…"Īt some point, a sovereign citizen will say they are a free person. ![]() Heck, here in Wisconsin all our driving laws are worded with “operate a motor vehicle” none say “drive.” 2. To operate a complex machine requires training and some licensure to operate said machine. What the sovereigns fail to grasp is they are free to travel, by foot, by bike, even by horse. They feel the right to free movement means they do not need a license. Often the sovereign citizens don’t bother to pay for their licenses. Their mantra is to make a cop so confounded the officer just decides to end the contract before he/she becomes more perplexed. If you read any sovereign literature, they advocate trying to confuse and befuddle the police. If you suspect you are dealing with a sovereign citizen as a LEO, please call for backup. However, some sovereigns have proved a willingness and ability to be violent. Most sovereign citizens are basically law-abiding people, albeit highly misinformed about how the law works. However, people who get their legal advice from Wikipedia find out these loopholes don’t tend to actually exist.įor many officers, a traffic stop will be a likely way to encounter one of these people. These people feel that due to some contrived loopholes in the constitution they can declare themselves free and laws do not apply to them. The sovereign citizen movement has become the bane of many police officers in the U.S. ![]()
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