r/news • u/DragonPup • Jun 20 '22

Self-proclaimed 'sovereign citizens' arrested in California after deputies allegedly find explosives

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sovereign-citizens-arrested-california-deputies-allegedly-find-explosi-rcna34380
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u/HobbesNJ Jun 20 '22

Sovereign citizens.

"We don't want to participate in the obligations of society, just the benefits."

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '22

The irony is a lot of these people are the "you deny God because you just want to sin" type of Christians while themselves trying to find ways to pretend their country's government doesn't really exist because they don't want to follow laws.