Australian police smashed a car window to arrest a so-called “sovereign citizen” for driving without a license and refused to produce a valid ID following a tense standoff on the side of the road.
The clip, captured from within the man’s Mitsubishi 4WD, depicts officers losing their temper after making multiple requests and warnings, eventually shattering the rear window and removing the disobedient driver.
The incident occurred on the Spencer Highway at Wallaroo, north-west of Adelaide, on December 11, resulting in the arrest of a 42-year-old man on multiple offences.
Despite what appears to be a clear instance of police dealing with a stubborn unwillingness to comply, the guy has since filed a compensation claim with the South African government on multiple charges, including ‘armed kidnapping.’
Police in South Australia smashed a car window to arrest a so-called “sovereign citizen” after he obstinately refused to comply with their orders.
SA police stated that the odd incident occurred north-west of Adelaide on December 11 and led to the arrest of a 42-year-old driver on multiple counts.
How is a sovereign citizen defined?
The present sovereign belief system is founded on a conspiracy notion that dates back decades.
They think that they, and not judges, juries, law enforcement, or elected officials, should determine which laws to obey and which to disregard.
Most sovereign persons believe they should not be required to pay taxes.
As part of their peculiar worldview, Sovereigns think maritime law should be utilized to regulate everywhere, including on land.
They also claim that the use of capital letters on birth certificates transforms the individual into a corporate entity rather than a sovereign person.
Southern Poverty Law Center is the source (US)
The footage surfaced just one day after a lady who said she is “not part of the state” battled with a New South Wales police officer when she was stopped for not displaying number plates.
In the South Australian video, police spend at least 10 minutes attempting to explain to the driver how he has breached the law and what he must do before realizing he will not comply.
“Final warning. After a lengthy impasse, an officer says via the passenger window of his vehicle, “Show us your real identification or you’re coming with us.”
The driver stammers, “I don’t have a real ID, I showed you the real ID,” before an officer pushes admittance and jumps into his back seat.
“You are now under arrest,” he is informed.
Three South Australian police officers and a guy driver with a thick foreign accent were involved in the encounter.
The cops remark at the beginning of the tape that they believe the man is driving an unregistered vehicle with a suspended license and require that he exit his vehicle and give identification.
An officer explains, “The documentation you provided has a name on it, and the name associated with that has a suspended driver’s license.”
In addition to determining that his vehicle is uninsured, the officers require identification and a roadside breath test.
He ignores all requests.
The man is heard throughout insisting that he has not committed any wrongdoing and lecturing officers that his conspiracy-driven interpretation of the law is correct and they are in error.
He informs the officer, “You do not need a driver’s license to travel with your automobile.” “You need a driver’s license if you make money from what you do, if it is for commercial purposes.” If you knew the meaning of the word, you would say this.’
It is illegal in all Australian states and territory to operate a motor vehicle without a valid licence. You must carry your license and provide it to a police officer upon request.
The clip, captured from inside the man’s Mitsubishi 4WD, depicts officers losing patience after making multiple requests and warnings, and then shattering a rear window and removing the disobedient driver.
On Australian roadways, all motorized vehicles must be registered. For operating an unregistered car in South Australia, the maximum penalties is $7500.
During the pandemic, the Sovereign Citizens are a loosely-affiliated but expanding group of individuals that primarily communicated via social media.
Frequently, they feel that they, and not courts, juries, law enforcement, or elected officials, should determine which laws to obey and which to disregard.
When asked if he knows the consequences of not complying with their orders, he responds, “I don’t stand under you, and I never will.”
In the most recent video, when authorities inform the motorist, “You are going to be arrested,” he responds, “What’s my crime?”
He begins, “I’ll be driving an unregistered vehicle,” but is interrupted.
“It is not illegal. Where has the victim gone?’
Where is the victim, kindly? Where has the victim gone?
Police stopped Chloe Fisher while she was driving along a road in Gundagai, and she claimed she was permitted to drive without license plates because she was “going sovereign.”
When he realizes the cops do not believe his defense, he asks, “Why don’t you write a fine?”
“I cannot,” a female cop responds. “I have no idea who you are.”
She refused to take his ID card, which he flashed through the window but refused to hand over.
At this time, it appears that the three cops have abandoned their attempts to engage with the obstinate driver.
SA Police told Daily Mail Australia in a statement that the individual had committed many offenses and disobeyed all police directives.
Sunday, December 11 at 10:40 a.m., police stopped the driver of a Mitsubishi 4WD on the Spencer Highway in Wallaroo after discovering that the vehicle was unregistered and uninsured.
The motorist was ordered to submit to a breath test on the side of the road, but he refused. He also refused to exit his vehicle despite repeated police efforts.
As a result, entrance to his vehicle was gained and the driver was apprehended.
A 42-year-old Wallaroo man was charged with operating an unregistered and uninsured car, driving while disqualified, and refusing to produce his identifying information.
The man was released on bail to appear on January 30 before the Kadina Magistrates Court.
A narrated tape of the aggravating occurrence was uploaded to a YouTube channel showcasing the unusual behavior of “sovereign citizens” from around the globe.
According to the channel, the man in the video claims he has a “compensation claim” against SA police for “armed assault, trespass on multiple counts, armed kidnapping, destruction of private property, and unlawful detention of liberties.”
In another apparent instance of’sovereign people’ disregarding traffic laws, police stopped Chloe Fisher near Gundagai, in rural New South Wales, while she was driving.
She used her phone to record her interaction with the officer, who requested identification and questioned whether the vehicle was registered.
She exited the vehicle and claimed that she had no license plates since she was in the process of “going sovereign.”
She handed the police an ID card that described her as a “sovereign living woman” with “first breath” in place of her date of birth.
‘First breath location’ was one of the strange headers written next to ‘Earth’
How do you play Sovereign Citizen Bingo?
Van Balion, the creator of the YouTube channel that aired the South Australian video, created a tongue-in-cheek mock “sovereign citizen bingo” card so that viewers might recognize the reoccurring themes in the clips he broadcasts.
It included the man’s claim that he didn’t need a license because he wasn’t working, the fact that breaching traffic laws is not a crime, and the shattering of his window by police officers.
Presumably, like with traditional bingo, players of Sovereign Citizen Bingo would just cross out the excuses made by sovereign citizens in the videos on his channel.
When they mark off five in a row, they are permitted to yell “bingo” and win.
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