# Sovereign citizen tests his theories in practice; is shocked by the results **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 19, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sovereign-citizen-tests-his-theories-in-practice-is-shocked-by-the-results/635218 "2012-09-19T23:15:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 257
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sovereign-citizen-tests-his-theories-in-practice-is-shocked-by-the-results/635218/257 "2016-05-06T20:36:51Z")
> [@bengangmo](#): > > But by that same logic - if he is not a “legal person” wouldn’t it also mean that property law does not apply to him? that he could not claim ownership to property? Wouldn’t it also mean that it would be impossible to assault him or similar crimes of violence? Exactly. What these “sovereign citizens” seem to want is to basically be [outlaws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaw), in the original sense of the word. Per the link, historically, being declared an outlaw was one of the most extreme punishments in pre-modern legal systems. An outlaw was literally outside the protection of the law, so anybody could rob or kill them without any legal repercussions. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sovereign-citizen-tests-his-theories-in-practice-is-shocked-by-the-results/635218)._