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‘No foundation in any law’: ‘Sovereign citizen’ questions B.C. traffic stop (globalnews.ca)
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In the video, he calls himself a sovereign citizen, which is a group of people who believe they are immune to the government’s law and order.

The driver had been pulled over by police for driving without insurance and for having licence plates not issued by ICBC.

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[–] AnotherDirtyAnglo@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

As much as these people are annoying and ignorant assholes, they're also victims of fraudsters who pretend to know the secrets of living an easier life through secret magical knowledge of "the law". They sell this bullshit in seminars where people are paying $500 to $1000 a seat.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

So they're stupid as well?

[–] Bongo_Stryker@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

Yeah man. For me, stupid people are funny, except when they do harm or they are stupid people that have been taken advantage of. Then it's just sad.