Sonstar the Sovereign Citizen Doomed by Orange Underwear

Ishaq Ibrahim sonstar 1was on trial on charges of armed bank robbery in June 2013.  Ibrahim’s alleged accomplices James Byrd (convicted, facing thirty years) and Wesley Davis Jr. (pleaded guilty, sentenced to four to eight years in state prison) have already worked their way through the justice system.

Mr. Ibrahim however decided to step up the crazy by claiming to be a sovereign citizen and that law enforcement has no jurisdiction over him during the trial.  Here are a few of Ishaq’s sovereign gems:

  • Accused the District Attorney of fraud when he was identified by “Ibrahim” in the arrest records.
  • “My name is sonstar, for the record. I’m the sovereign man, the living man.”
  • “I don’t consent to the proceedings.  This court has no jurisdiction over me.”
  • “Your honor, you’re not above me. You’re a public servant.  I’m the sovereign.”
  • “I’m being persecuted, not prosecuted.”
  • “What makes him a judge?  Because he has a robe on?”
  • “I do not consent to these proceedings. I am the living man and the system has no authority or jurisdiction over me. I have not delegated my sovereignty or sovereign power to any government,” Ibrahim repeated as the witnesses testified during his non-jury trial on robbery-related charges. “I am a living man, possessed in a sovereign soul. I will continue to exercise my rights until you kill me or blow my head off.”

 

Carl Hessler Jr. was live tweeting the action during the short trial.

Ishaq had to be moved to another room equipped with video conferencing after constantly interrupting witness testimony.

Ibrahim could be seen flailing his arms and could be heard shouting about the “conspiratorial fraud against the living man.” At one point, the judge decreased the volume on the video conferencing equipment so that Ibrahim’s voice would not overshadow the voices of witnesses.

When asked his name by a reporter, Ibrahim replied, “My dog calls me Ruff.” LOL

 

The ultimate downfall of sonstar the Sovereign Citizen was the security camera surveillance images that showed one of the robbers had orange underwear protruding from the waistline, which Ibrahim was wearing at the time of his arrest.

Ishaq Ibrahim was convicted of multiple robbery and conspiracy charges.

Judge Garret Page later remarked, “But one thing he forgot. My mother always said to me when I leave the house, change your underwear.”

Ibrahim will be sentenced later this year after a background investigation, including drug, alcohol, and mental health evaluations.

 

problem guy okayIt’s probably safe to say that Ishaq’s mental health evaluation will be an epic fail.  Just put him in a room with a gold fringed flag and ask him why a Sovereign Citizen would steal Federal Reserve notes.

 

http://www.pottsmerc.com/general-news/20150112/accused-lower-pottsgrove-robber-claims-hes-sovereign-citizen-named-sonstar

http://www.pottsmerc.com/general-news/20150113/accused-lower-pottsgrove-robber-rants-while-bank-tellers-describe-their-terror

http://www.pottsmerc.com/general-news/20150115/lower-pottsgrove-robbers-undoing-was-orange-underwear

Sainthood for Father Junipero Serra? WTF!

Just saint father junipero serra fuck the popedays after telling the world not to make fun of believers, terrorism apologist Pope Frances announces his intention to elevate Father Junipero Serra to sainthood.

Father Serra was the 18th century Spanish Franciscan priest that founded nine of twenty one missions in California, which cemented Catholicism in the state.  Pope John Paul II beatified Serra in 1988.

What the California missions also accomplished was the near eradication of several Indian tribes. Hundreds of thousands of indigenous people populated what is now California.  The mission system forced assimilation AND exposed thousands to foreign diseases, which wiped out whole villages.

Indians that were baptized could not leave the mission compound without permission, subjected to forced labor (more slavery!), corporal punishment, and lived very short lives.

The dark history of the California missions is always marginalized or outright dismissed by most Catholics.  The public schools in California deliberately water down the harsh treatment of Native Americans.  Noisy school field trips and building dioramas are pretty replacements to paint over the real history of the missions and the legacy of Father Junipero Serra.

So once again…  #fuckthepope

 

[ via LA Times ]

More reading: A Cross of Thorns (to be released February 2015)

Sovereign Citizen Killed by Police After Belligerent Identification Flip-Out

sc - robert lawrence, deceasedHere we go again…  this time in Dothan, Alabama.

Robert Lawrence was attempting to drop off a stray cat at a local shelter but became disorderly after he was told he needed to provide identification to leave the animal at the shelter.

Queue the sovereign citizen flip-out.

Lawrence became belligerent and the police responded to a disorderly conduct complaint.  After repeated failed attempts to get Lawrence to calm down, he was advised he was being placed under arrest.  A physical altercation occurred, resulting in Lawrence being shot in the abdomen.

The original story can be found here.

AL.com posted a follow-up that Robert Lawrence later died at the hospital.

 

Instead of legal identification, Lawrence would only provide paperwork that identified him as a “sovereign citizen” and therefore not bound by federal, state or local laws.

It is unclear at this time if Robert Lawrence was using the Sovereign Citizen cut-out kit on Amazon.

Details on Lawrence’s criminal past were detailed over at Reason.com.

Prosecutors said Lawrence had obvious anger issues and often expressed anti-government views.

He pleaded guilty earlier this year to making harassing communications in connection with threats he made in January 2013 to the State Department of Human Resources, and he served 90 days in jail in that case.

Investigators said he had been angry with the department in connection with a child custody dispute….

Two women filed protection orders against Lawrence this year after he allegedly choked one and threatened another.