And now a word from the FBI...

[Outonowhere]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/07/us-usa-fbi-extremists-idUSTRE81600V20120207

(Reuters) - Anti-government extremists opposed to taxes and regulations pose a growing threat to local law enforcement officers in the United States, the FBI warned on Monday.

These extremists, sometimes known as "sovereign citizens," believe they can live outside any type of government authority, FBI agents said at a news conference.

The extremists may refuse to pay taxes, defy government environmental regulations and believe the United States went bankrupt by going off the gold standard.

Routine encounters with police can turn violent "at the drop of a hat," said Stuart McArthur, deputy assistant director in the FBI's counterterrorism division.

"We thought it was important to increase the visibility of the threat with state and local law enforcement," he said.

In May 2010, two West Memphis, Arkansas, police officers were shot and killed in an argument that developed after they pulled over a "sovereign citizen" in traffic.

Last year, an extremist in Texas opened fire on a police officer during a traffic stop. The officer was not hit.

Legal convictions of such extremists, mostly for white-collar crimes such as fraud, have increased from 10 in 2009 to 18 each in 2010 and 2011, FBI agents said.

"We are being inundated right now with requests for training from state and local law enforcement on sovereign-related matters," said Casey Carty, an FBI supervisory special agent.

FBI agents said they do not have a tally of people who consider themselves "sovereign citizens."

J.J. MacNab, a former tax and insurance expert who is an analyst covering the sovereign movement, has estimated that it has about 100,000 members.

Sovereign members often express particular outrage at tax collection, putting Internal Revenue Service employees at risk.

[Reaver]

Fuck um

[sledge]

It kind of sounds like the only time those people present a problem is when LE tries to enforce something on them.  Maybe the answer is just leave them the f@ck alone.  Maybe if they are left alone they won't be extremists.

[WhiteWolf]

Funny. If it weren't for a few twist in fate I'd be working for them lol.  Then again, I would be making more money and probably have more guns, preps, and options and still think they're a bunch of indoctrinated pawns.  But then I wouldn't have met all you lovely gents  Well, maybe I would of, but I'd probably have been reporting on you each daily. And I'd probably be watching Mountain through a pair bino's and eating Tasty Cakes in the back of a white van with unmarked plates........

[sledge]

As long as all they want to do is fill out a report.  They're good to go and I could care less.   

[special-k]

As long as all they want to do is fill out a report.  They're good to go and I could care less.   

Yes, but reports do have tendency to turn into actions...just sayin'.

[Veritas]

That's the dumbest shit I've ever heard.

[sledge]

As long as all they want to do is fill out a report.  They're good to go and I could care less.   

Yes, but reports do have tendency to turn into actions...just sayin'.

I'm sure they have bigger fish to fry than me.  The sheer number of the idiot things I've seen written or posted on the internet tell me that if I'm on a list I'm nowhere near the top.  It also tells me it's a long, long damn list.

[Kentactic]

so bassically they are setting the stage that anyone who dosent want to pay the insane tax increases ahead will be an extremist.. "you dont want to be considered an extremist do you?..pay your taxes"

these guys are good....

[RS762]

Fuck the FBI.
Fuck Tax Collectors.

That is all.

[leadpersuasion]

I agree. FUCK 'EM! [url=http://yoursmiles.org/p-m

[crudos]

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