The video at the bottom of this article is possibly one of the wildest I’ve covered. Let’s break it down!. The incident began when a man, who identified himself as a sovereign citizen, refused to comply with a routine investigation. Sovereign citizens believe that they are immune to the laws of the land, declaring themselves “sovereign” and asserting that they are not subject to government jurisdiction. This controversial belief system has been a source of tension and conflict with law enforcement in the past.