AS a member of the LE community in the Putnam
County area, I have had much dirrect contact
with the nuwaubians. It is common to stop a
member of the group for some minor traffic
violation and end up in some type of confrontation with them. They seem detirmined
to cause problems for LE officials in the area. A favorite saying of theirs is,"You stopped me for DWB(driving while black)".All the Putnam County Commission, Sheriff Sills or his deputies require from them is they obey the law like everyone else. We couldn't care less about their religious beliefs or their race. The group seems bent on drawing Sheriff Sills into a confrontation where someone gets hurt. While no one in LE wants to harm someone in the line of duty, in todays society this is forced on us all to often. These people seem to want to cause a Waco like confrontation with LE, just read any of the propaganda laced literature they spread around the county.
Furthermore, their leader, Mr. York, has
stated that one of their goals is to create their own soverign nation in Putnam County.
I believe this issue of a seperate nation in
the South was settled in the 1860's after a small disagreement. These people carry passports that are needed to get on the property and have even tried to claim diplomatic immunity when arrested.
As to the claim that Sheriff Sills has to much power, he is the chief LE officer in the county. He is required by law, and has sworn to uphold the laws of the USA, Georgia, and Putnam County.
If this group of people can obey the law, there will be no problems in Putnam County
[This message has been edited by shades6848 (edited August 01, 1999).]