All sovereign citizen groups, including the Moors, are anti-government groups whose ideology and behavior call for the overthrow of the U.S. government or violent resistance against it. I have been documenting acts of violence committed by sovereigns for several years. I have amassed at least 250 cases of violence, including arson, child abuse, rape, sexual assault, attempted abduction, mass shootings and homicides. These cases highlight their capacity for violence. The simplest expressions are sovereign individuals who choose to live outside the law. They are outlaws in the clear sense of the word. For many officials, a traffic control will be a likely way to meet with one of these people. Please do not take them lightly. Most sovereign citizens are essentially law-abiding people, although very poorly informed about how the law works. However, some leaders have demonstrated the willingness and ability to be violent.
If you suspect that you are dealing with a sovereign citizen as an LEO, please call a substitute. Other tax cases include Heitman v. Idaho State Tax Commission,[49] Cobin v. Commissioner (John Cobin`s arguments – that he had the option of withdrawing from federal income tax because he knew he was a «sovereign citizen of Oregon,» that he was a «non-resident alien of the United States,» and that his sovereign status turned his body into real estate— were rejected by the court and classified as a «frivolous type of tax demonstrator.» Arguments»)[50] Glavin v. United States (John Glavin`s argument that he was not subpoenaed by the IRS because he was not a citizen of the United States as a sovereign citizen – was rejected by the Court)[51], and United States v. Greenstreet (Gale Greenstreet`s arguments – that he was of «Freeman character» and «white citizenship in preamble and not one of the de facto legislative color races of the 14th Amendment,» that he was a «white preamble to the natural sovereign common law de jure citizen of the Republic/State of Texas,» and that he was a sovereign who was not subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court – were classified as «completely frivolous»). [52] In light of such cases, the IRS has added «free» or «sovereign» citizenship to its list of frivolous claims that can result in a $5,000 fine if used as the basis for an inaccurate tax return.
[53] Sovereign citizens who threatened to harm law enforcement. Sovereign citizens are simply an anti-government group. They identify as sovereign citizens and are recognized by their beliefs. Each group of sovereign citizens has its own specific dogma, but they share common, non-variable fundamental beliefs: the U.S. government is invalid, none of its laws are valid, and as such, no court or law enforcement official has power over the sovereign citizen. While there are no guarantees regarding officer safety, police services must indeed teach their front-line officers how to identify sovereign marks and take appropriate precautions in case a particular encounter becomes a sovereign`s «straw that breaks the camel`s back.» A number of high-level individuals have attempted to implement sovereign citizen strategies in court, but none have succeeded. One example is Jared Fogle, the former spokesman for sandwich restaurant chain Subway, who declared himself a sovereign citizen in court cases. In one case, he attempted to correct an «error» in terms of substantive jurisdiction and essentially questioned the Court`s power to render judgment (Bever, 2017). Lord. Vogel pleaded guilty in 2015 to receiving child pornography and traveling and attempting to induce sexual behavior with a minor. He was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison (Bever, 2017).
All of his arguments as a sovereign citizen were deemed frivolous and rejected by the court (Evans, 2017). On the surface, leaders believe in rather outrageous things, and to a foreigner, their legal theories seem pretty stupid. Until the recent wave of violence, most police officers who met with leaders found them more fun than anything else.