The Southern Poverty Law Center recently released its annual report “The Year in Hate and Extremism,” which focuses on the number of hate groups and domestic-terrorism organizations in the U.S.
The report found that in 2012, the number …
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Detectives Build Training Program for Police about Sovereign Citizen Movement
By Leischen Stelter
The sovereign citizen movement is a growing problem in the United States with an estimated 300,000 people engaging in anti-government activities. This group of people generally believes they exist outside the jurisdiction of government authorities and are …
Police Don’t Know Enough About Sovereign Citizens. One Former Chief is Doing Something About It
It’s estimated to be a movement 300,000 strong across the nation with anti-government beliefs and tendencies for violence. But, unfortunately, many police officers know little about the sovereign citizen movement and haven’t received sufficient training to identify and protect themselves against this domestic terrorism group.However, it’s an issue that has garnered some attention lately.
Trial of Militia Group Begins. Is This Evidence of a Growing Threat from ‘Sovereign Citizens’?
On Feb. 13, prosecutors gave opening statements in the trial of seven men who belong to a Midwest militia called Hutaree. The defendants are accused of conspiring to someday ambush and kill a police officer, then attack the funeral procession with explosives, according to an article in the Associated Press.
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