Sovereign Citizen Paper Terrorism
An excellent article on the Sovereign Citizen movement, and another fine example of why regional and local reporting isn’t going to go away.
“Paper terrorism” is a term used by the FBI, Southern Poverty Law Center and Anti-Defamation League to describe the use of fraudulent legal documents, frivolous lawsuits and the misuse of legitimate legal documents.
Investigators say paper terrorism tactics are popular with anti-government groups like the Sovereign Citizens.
Investigators say West Memphis Police Officer Brandon Paudert and Officer Bill Evans did not know what they were dealing with when they pulled over two Sovereign Citizens in May 2010.
Police dash cam video shows Jerry Kane handing the officers a bogus driver’s license.
“You can see the officers looking at these documents and trying to understand what they are saying,” said Mark Potok, of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a research group that studies extremist organizations in the U.S.
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