In 2005 a Saskatchewan native was caught with 6,000 marijuana plants in greenhouses on the Pasqua First Nation and he argued that since he was the head spiritual chief of Turtle Island he was exempt from Canadian laws. Turtle Island refers somewhat to all of North America. Case here. The argument failed but somebody had to try it again:
A man who says he's a member of the "Indian Nation of Turtle Island" is not exempt from Saskatchewan traffic tickets, a Regina judge has ruled.
Queen's Bench Justice Peter Whitmore made the ruling earlier this month in the case of Steven Agecoutay. The decision was made public online on Thursday.
In 2006 and 2007, Agecoutay was charged with nine traffic offences, including speeding, not wearing a seatbelt and driving an unregistered motor vehicle.
He argued that because he is a member of the Indian Nation of Turtle Island, a Saskatchewan traffic safety court was out of its jurisdiction trying to prosecute him. (CBC)
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