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BenMcr · 21-02-2022, 11:43

It's a creeping symptom of the import of the 'sovereign citizen' thing from the US. They think their own personal views and lifestyle override the current laws and rules of the land apart from 'common law' which basically means they'll go back and find old laws and rules that fit with what they want to do.

In the UK the effect was how the 'magna carta' suddenly started getting quoted for justification why people weren't following the lockdown rules, even though it's completely out of date and irrelevant. But it sounded good when quoted and amplified on social media

And it's also driving people going into hospitals and 'serving legal papers' which are nothing of the sort and have no legal standing.

21-02-2022, 11:43	#2
BenMcr Virgin Media Staff Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Manchester Services: 360 x2, Maxit TV, Sky Sports and Sky Cinema. Gig1 Posts: 17,929	Re: People doing their own audits of places It's a creeping symptom of the import of the 'sovereign citizen' thing from the US. They think their own personal views and lifestyle override the current laws and rules of the land apart from 'common law' which basically means they'll go back and find old laws and rules that fit with what they want to do. In the UK the effect was how the 'magna carta' suddenly started getting quoted for justification why people weren't following the lockdown rules, even though it's completely out of date and irrelevant. But it sounded good when quoted and amplified on social media And it's also driving people going into hospitals and 'serving legal papers' which are nothing of the sort and have no legal standing.