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chemgear · 09-23-2013, 10:54 AM

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle14460820/

The renter, Andreas Pirelli, had recently moved to Calgary from Montreal and was a self-described handyman. She says he agreed to “spruce up” the property in return for three months of free rent.

“He walks me to the door and he’s yelling at me, ‘I’m a Freemen-on-the-Land,’ ” Caverhill says.

“I said: ‘This is my house, not yours.’ He said: ‘No. This is an embassy house now and it’s mine and you have no rights’, so then he slams the door.”

She says she discovered the locks had been changed and pounded on the door.

“I said: ‘How come the key doesn’t work?’ He said: ‘I changed the locks.’ He said: ‘It’s not your home.’ ”

A 2011 FBI report cites several cases where followers have clashed with law enforcement, including the 2010 shootings of two Arkansas officers during a routine traffic stop. It warns the movement is likely to grow, fuelled by the recent economic downturn and the popularity of seminars being held across the country.

“They may refer to themselves as ‘constitutionalists’ or ‘freemen,’ which is not necessarily a connection to a specific group, but, rather, an indication that they are free from government control,” the report says. “They follow their own set of laws.”

But a Freemen-on-the-Land member in B.C. told The Canadian Press earlier this month that violence is not advocated and has no place in the movement.

Caverhill has already served Pirelli with one eviction notice, but he hasn’t left.

09-23-2013, 10:54 AM	#127
chemgear Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle14460820/ The renter, Andreas Pirelli, had recently moved to Calgary from Montreal and was a self-described handyman. She says he agreed to “spruce up” the property in return for three months of free rent. “He walks me to the door and he’s yelling at me, ‘I’m a Freemen-on-the-Land,’ ” Caverhill says. “I said: ‘This is my house, not yours.’ He said: ‘No. This is an embassy house now and it’s mine and you have no rights’, so then he slams the door.” She says she discovered the locks had been changed and pounded on the door. “I said: ‘How come the key doesn’t work?’ He said: ‘I changed the locks.’ He said: ‘It’s not your home.’ ” A 2011 FBI report cites several cases where followers have clashed with law enforcement, including the 2010 shootings of two Arkansas officers during a routine traffic stop. It warns the movement is likely to grow, fuelled by the recent economic downturn and the popularity of seminars being held across the country. “They may refer to themselves as ‘constitutionalists’ or ‘freemen,’ which is not necessarily a connection to a specific group, but, rather, an indication that they are free from government control,” the report says. “They follow their own set of laws.” But a Freemen-on-the-Land member in B.C. told The Canadian Press earlier this month that violence is not advocated and has no place in the movement. Caverhill has already served Pirelli with one eviction notice, but he hasn’t left.