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Man convicted of killing 6 with SUV in Wisconsin Christmas parade

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Brooks' main defense theory appeared to be that he was a sovereign citizen, echoing a conspiracy theory that every person is a nation and isn't subject to government restrictions. He refused to recognize the court's jurisdiction over him, refused to answer to his own name, launched into meandering cross-examinations, and muttered under his breath that the trial wasn't fair.

'Sovereign Citizen" - a favorite trope of far-right groups like the Minutemen Militia and the Oath Keepers...

One day, after he was moved to the other room, he stripped off his shirt and sat bare-chested on his table with his back to the camera. On yet another, he held up a Bible so no one could see his face on camera and tossed his copy of the jury instructions into the garbage.

Another "Q Shaman" - I guess they didn't allow him to wear is fur hat and horns...

Another tragic example of far-right domestic terrorism - the main threat to our democracy today...

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Another tragic example of far-right domestic terrorism - the main threat to our democracy today...

I guess this is the first time you are hearing of this case. He was a BLM supporter that purposely drove through the parade in which beforehand he had a Twitter page full of anti-white rhetoric.

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He was a BLM supporter that purposely drove through the parade in which beforehand he had a Twitter page full of anti-white rhetoric.

Perhaps you should familiarize yourself with the Sovereign Citizens movement...

*The roots of the movement are racist and antisemitic. It was founded by William Potter Gale, former member of the John Birch Society. Potter formed a group of antigovernment Christian Identity adherents who mistrusted state and federal officials. *They believed that non-white people were not human, and that Jews possessed a satanic plot to take over the world.

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/sovereign-citizens-movement

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Perhaps you should familiarize yourself with the Sovereign Citizens movement...

Perhaps you should stop copy and pasting the daily diversion tactics you read on other sites.

This guy only started claiming Sovereign Citizens on Sept 27, 2022, AND as a defense tactic, not a member. So he's been a Sovereign Citizen for a whole, wait, not even a month. Very silly diversion comment.

However, there is a LOT of evidence that this guy belonged to or supported the ant-white and anti-jewish The Five Percent Nation, "otherwise known as the Nation of Gods and Earths (NGE or NOGE), a sub-sect of Nation of Islam (NOI)"

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“. . . every person is a nation and isn’t subject to government restrictions . . .”

No man is an island. Enjoy your new life in a maximum security prison!

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Perhaps you should familiarize yourself with the Sovereign Citizens movement...

Perhaps you should stop copy and pasting the daily diversion tactics you read on other sites.

Offensive to other user?

This guy only started claiming Sovereign Citizens on Sept 27, 2022, AND as a defense tactic, not a member. So he's been a Sovereign Citizen for a whole, wait, not even a month. Very silly diversion comment.

How do you know when he started being a "Sovereign Citizen" - are you part of his legal team?

However, there is a LOT of evidence that this guy belonged to or supported the ant-white and anti-jewish The Five Percent Nation, "otherwise known as the Nation of Gods and Earths (NGE or NOGE), a sub-sect of Nation of Islam (NOI)"

He's a racist, white nationalist Sovereign Citizen while at the same time a BLM member and anti-Semite....

Welcome to MAGA-world...

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Defending a racist killer isn’t a good look. He murdered a child and old ladies.

what was the punishment for the SUV as most media is trying to blame it for the crime to deflect.

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Defending a racist killer isn’t a good look. He murdered a child and old ladies.

Correct, for a change.

what was the punishment for the SUV as most media is trying to blame it for the crime to deflect.

I don't know how to break this to you, but: you cannot punish inanimate objects. They lack feeling, both physical and emotional, and therefore are incapable of being reprimanded.

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Welcome to MAGA-world...

Does “busby” also welcome us to MAGA-world or just “you”?

you know good and well that MAGA has nothing to do with this racist killer.

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They lack feeling, both physical and emotional, and therefore are incapable of being reprimanded.

They are also incapable of committing crimes by themselves. Yet nearly the entire case of this racist killer was presented in the media as of the “SUV” did it not the driver.

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They are also incapable of committing crimes by themselves.

Yes. Again, objects, by their very nature, lack agency.

Yet nearly the entire case of this racist killer was presented in the media as of the “SUV” did it not the driver.

The SUV was used as a weapon. Do you dispute this? When someone is stabbed, do you say, "leave the knife alone"?

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