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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?

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well_damm t1_j9um6ny wrote

Cops won’t pull them over, prob a friend.

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Nuplex t1_j9uxy86 wrote

From what I've seen online police hate sovereign citizens. Extremely unlikely this guy is connected with them at all.

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Ainsel72l t1_j9uplm2 wrote

That's what they thought about the Trumpists before 1/6. They got it just a little wrong.

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will0w27 t1_j9v1sgb wrote

What’s a sovereign citizen?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Zulumus t1_j9w5o6n wrote

Ok you made me look for the video. Tldr dude got 30 days in jail https://youtu.be/3YARMZsFFCM

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njmids t1_j9w9n2y wrote

Kinda forgot about agricultural inspections. Those are a unique thing. Point stands for DUI and immigration checkpoints though.

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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.

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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.

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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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