On July 3, 2021, a standoff occurred between armed members of a militia group called Rise of the Moors and local police officers on Interstate 95 in Wakefield, Massachusetts.[1][2][3] The standoff lasted several hours and resulted in 11 arrests.[4][5][6]
Rise of the Moors is a New England group whose members identify as Moorish Americans.[7][8] An Instagram account belonging to the group says its goal is to continue the work of Noble Drew Ali, founder of the the Moorish Science Temple of America.[9] According to The Washington Post, the group is part of the Moorish sovereign-citizen movement, who claim immunity from local, state and federal laws.[10] The Southern Poverty Law Center classifies the Rise of the Moors as an anti-government group[7] and identifies the Moorish sovereign-citizen movement with the broader American sovereign-citizen movement.
Posts: 42938 | From: , | Registered: Jan 2010
| IP: Logged |
They appear African or African American in this photo. However in the OP post this man getting arrested does not look AA. He could pass for Hispanic or Berber perhaps ?
Can't tell if this 9 hour standoff thing was a publicity stunt or what, ended peacefully did not seem to get too heated .
Posts: 42938 | From: , | Registered: Jan 2010
| IP: Logged |
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
Printer-friendly view of this topic