When sovereign citizen driver refuses to ID, police officer smashes window to remove him from car

[TexasTowelie]

A YouTube video shows what happens when a motorist refuses to hand over his documents to a police officer in a Texas traffic stop.

On May 2, an officer with the Addison Police Department stopped 49-year-old Scott Richardson for driving 50 mph in a 40 mph zone. After Richardson's repeated refusal to show identification, the officer opened a baton, smashed Richardson's mostly-raised driver-side window, opened the door, removed Richardson and arrested him.

The exchange leading up to the window smash appears typical of encounters between law enforcement and so-called "sovereign citizens"—a small but growing movement of people who deny that they are subjects of state or federal government.

After several minutes of argument, the officer said, "sir I'm going to tell you one more time, I need your driver's license and proof of insurance, please. Otherwise I'm going to charge you with failure to identify."

Read more: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/When-Texas-driver-refuses-to-ID-police-officer-6316189.php

[Historic NY]

1. If they're so soverign then perhaps they should be sent to

confinement for deportation.

[tularetom]

2. I think they should be forced to watch a continuous reel of this definition of sovereignty

[d_r]

3. ok i can't believe I am bothering to type this but

the thing is, if you are going to drive on the public roads then you are agreeing to accept the rules, part of that is having a driver's license and showing it to the police. It isn't like the cop was just demanding an ID for no reason, the guy was pulled over for a speeding ticket. It doesn't matter, even if sovereign citizen was a real thing, you still don't get to just drive without following the rules of that. The people are such morans.

[TexasTowelie]

4. When I saw the headline online I thought this was going to be about Kory Watkins

and we know why he doesn't want to show his drivers license.

[flamin lib]

5. That is one patient cop! nt