295
Sovereign citizen got their car towed, doesn't agree.
(lemmy.world)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2024
295 points (98.0% liked)
InsanePeopleFacebook
2660 readers
1 users here now
Screenshots of people being insane on Facebook. Please censor names/pics of end users in screenshots. Please follow the rules of lemmy.world
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
This strikes me as similar to flat earth, in that if you even bothered to think about it for a minute you'd realize it couldn't possibly be the case.
Is there a massive global conspiracy involving hundreds of millions of people which doesn't benefit anyone...hmm... probably not.
Or, could we have a civilization if people could just opt out of any responsibility or obligations...hmm... probably not.
I disagree it makes sense in a just but crazy world view.
How many times have you not heard a rich person got Scot free? Or how they seems to get so many benefits that you and I don't get.
It always seems to involved with lawyers. A group of people that using very specific language.
Maybe they bake in loopholes were you can say a specific phrase. That the rich can just walk free by uttering them but you don't and end up in prison?
Thats the thing. Sovereign Citizen stuff starts out sane.
Sane: Naval courts have a weird flags.
Insane: therefore a weird flag means a you are in a naval court
Sane: running a corporation can shield you from civil liabilities. If the corporation gets sued there is a lot less of a chance your life will be ruined.
Insane: I can do whatever I want by calling myself a corporation.
Sane: during the chaos that was the early days of the FDR first administration some accountant decided that everyone just has a sum of money for being born and the government was managing it for them.
Insane: you can tap into this temporary accounting trick from a century ago and get lots of free money.
Sane: lots of laws really do depend on everyone just agreeing what a word means. If a lawyer can shift the meaning slightly unexpected results can occur, on rare occasion.
Insane: I can drive as fast as I want as long as I say I am traveling not driving
Sane: depressingly the wealthy and powerful are often shielded from the results of their actions to an extent
Insane: I can do what I want as long as I pay off a judge.
Thanks, really good way of framing it.