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In reply to the discussion: Sovereign Citizen ‘President’ Sentenced To 18 Years In Federal Prison [View all]struggle4progress
(118,041 posts)27. Slain California Cop-Killer Held ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Beliefs
Bill Morlin on March 28, 2013
A 36-year-old software engineer who shot and killed a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer last fall was bipolar and held antigovernment sovereign citizen views, an investigation by the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office has concluded.
Christopher Lacys ideological ties to the sovereign citizen movement, whose adherents generally believe they are immune to federal tax and many criminal laws, were documented with more than 100 interviews and search warrants ...
http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/03/28/slain-california-cop-killer-held-sovereign-citizen-beliefs/
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ProSense
Jul 2013
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First thing that stood out to me too. When those Wall St criminals who violated the law
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#13
Phoney paper from the "sovereign citizens" movement has been a major PITA for some folk
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#16
You want the "sovereign citizen" thugs to walk because you're pissed at Wall Street?
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#20
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struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#26
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struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#28
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struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#31
Spring 2012, I was making phone calls and knocking door to beat back the homophobic amendment
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#35
I spent a big chunk of the 1980s organizing against apartheid, against Reagan's so-called
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#41
a large part of the movememt is the belief that the government has a lien on yout body
loli phabay
Jul 2013
#11