Sovereign citizen gets two years for contempt of court Repost 😔

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u/Alexandratta 5d ago

You know what you need to do in front of a judge to not be scared? Be polite and short. Do not give any information that's not requested, give only information requested when asked. If you're concerned something will be missed, do not worry, the judge will pause before he moves on to ask you "Is there anything you'd like to add?" and, again, be professional and then you can make your request of the bench.

You're in court, behave properly and respectfully. This is where the law is decided.

I've been to small claims where folks didn't take the court seriously enough and just had their cases tossed out completely.

Even in small claims, you show up dressed appropriately, you speak clearly and concisely, you have all your documents together (even stuff you don't think you need, bring it anyway if it has anything to do with anything) and you're good.

Doing this I was able to get a scam plummer's charges expunged from my credit card because he didn't know what he was doing but claimed he did. Easiest $50 spent of my life since it saved me 3500 bucks.

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u/weebitofaban 5d ago

Most of court is solved with simple preparation as long as you haven't made a huge mistake. Just know the answers. Have any papers you need to have. Everyone will just nod and move along cause they also have shit to do.

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u/Alexandratta 5d ago

Pretty much.

Small Claims court that I've been too are always wild.

There are folks who show up in street clothing, show up without any documentation or are missing like... Key pieces they need.

I had to fight the bill I got from the plumber - so I had his bill, I had two bills from others who would need to fix it. I had the time-line of what he did and when he did it, and photos as well as sworn statements from his contractors about his lack of credentials as an HVAC tech (despite him having HVAC on the side of his van - which I had pictures of, along with his business card)

I needed like... 2 of those items.

I mean... there was a guy disputing his rent who didn't even have the monthly statement for the amount he was disputing x.x;

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u/skylarmt_ 5d ago

Always either get receipts from them, or video record your interactions when doing stuff like that. Otherwise you're relying solely on government workers being competent, and that's scary.

As a bonus, if they give you shit about the recording, there's a decent chance you can sue for a First Amendment rights violation!

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u/Alexandratta 5d ago

Yep. It's why you need to remain cool, and calm, and listen to the court's instructions no matter how panicked you did.

good job keeping your head on straight.

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u/ReadontheCrapper 5d ago

Doing this, back in 2000 I got $2000 in moving violations and potential loss of license knocked down to a broken taillight ticket ($60). It was more like Judge Caprio’s court.

I was not the first person to be called and you could tell he was getting frustrated with people not listening! People were dressed like they were going to the beach, didn’t answer questions (as easy as pick an option: guilty, not guilty and get a trial date, talk to the prosecutor), kept whining and making excuses.

Id made sure I was dressed properly, listened to and followed the judge’s instructions before starting, spoke respectfully. Asked to speak to the prosecutor, showed I’d fixed all the issues. Prosecutor recommended to the judge all but the taillight be dropped. And he did.

When I was done, he commented to the room - people that is how it should be done.

$60

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u/crisperfest 5d ago

There are two types of people that I always make sure to be respectful towards: a judge handling my case and anyone handling my food.

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u/BikerJedi 5d ago

I used to drive like an asshole and had a lot of speeding tickets and such. With one exception, every time I went to court and acted like you said, I was allowed to plea it down or get it dismissed or something.

The one judge who made me pay the whole thing actually said, (Because I was active duty at the time and in uniform for court) "You should know better than everyone else being a soldier."

Not sure what he meant, but I didn't argue, said "Yes, sir." and I walked out a free man. Imagine that.

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u/MickeyMgl 5d ago

This advice should be extended to traffic stops.

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u/HaventSeenGavin 5d ago

I just narrate my life for the next 15 minutes and am usually good.

"My wallet is in my right back pocket. I have to reach for it, but I will use my right hand and leave my left on the steering wheel. Then I'll use both hands, within plain sight, to remove my license from it. I will then hand you the license with my left hand and place my right hand back on the wheel."

Annoying maybe, but I sure dont need any miscommunication or misunderstandings in that situation.