Now onto my advice issue. A few weeks back a "friend" of mine called me for some advice on his "sovereign" citizenship. I explained to him I had never heard of such a thing in all my years studying politics and criminal justice. He explained some of the points the sovereigns use to escape government intrusions and tried (although it was a little half-assed because he didn't fully understand himself) to explain the strawman theory. I countered him at almost every turn and proved with what limited knowledge I have of Con law and criminal law that his arguments held no weight. He even had his "mentor" ask me questions but as soon as said "mentor" realized I wouldn't be swayed he cut and ran as most grifters do when they have been found out. So I began seriously researching these issues and quickly found that these people are a fraud. As I learned more about these movements I brought him the information including court cases/dockets/judgements and links to the FBI, ADL, and SPLC. He still refuses to listen and is falling in deeper. He is now claiming he is a "Moor", purchasing a so-called "diplomatic" credential, and is filing liens against 7 different County Sheriffs because he says they had no right to arrest him when they clearly had a warrant for the house he was visiting and he resisted the officers. My issue isn't with him messing up his own life, he has made his decision and imo has always been looking for the next get-rich-quick scam so he is probably beyond help. My issue is with his family, who have been like a second family to me since I was a kid, and what if any of his nonsense could affect his family. His father is a well educated and intelligent man but he has many health problems at this stage in his life and I want to look out for him and his family (a few of his cousins are some of my oldest and dearest friends). How would you all approach this situation? I've had friends that work for certain government agencies advise me to report him and others that say to just make his family aware of what is happening. My problem is how to completely debunk all this nonsense in a short and sweet manner that everyone in his family can understand. It seems when I start explaining the movement to some of his family they don't quite understand most of what I am saying. It gets to be quite long and drawn out when describing their activities and court failures.
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I have stopped talking to him altogether. I informed him the last time we spoke that just speaking to him reflects badly on me and could cause me to be called in to question for entertaining such thoughts. I've made sure to document all e-mails and phone calls to other friends when discussing the situation and my stance against it. So, if I may ask, any advice?
Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for any advice.