Quote from: Richy_T on Today at 05:05:12 PM

Quote from: AlcoHoDL on Today at 04:50:00 PM

OT, not worth posting, really, but here goes. Just got served a "Sovereign Citizen" (a.k.a. "SovCit") video on YouTube, probably due to my recent binge on true crime videos. If you don't already know them (I didn't), SovCits are people who choose to apply their own, pseudo-legal interpretation of the law, typically rejecting Social Security numbers, driver's licenses and vehicle registrations, leading to some hilarious footage when stopped by police for traffic violations.

While I generally have some sympathies with their stance, I find it generally good advice to tend to comply with those who have a lot more guns than you.

Basically this:

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“I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

I agree. The thing is, of all the encounters I watched today, the SovCits were asking for it. I mean, they were driving dangerously, with fake number plates, no papers, and refusing to even identify themselves or get out of their cars. They shoot themselves in the foot by behaving like this. All the officers were very polite and reasonable (and VERY patient).

Adding to your quote above, my stance on this is "when in Rome, do as Romans do," and if you disagree, either try to change the system legally (by example, or by political means), or become a revolutionary (and be prepared to face the consequences -- big guns and all).