Court was a 164km journey and took 1hr 50mins. i arrived at 9:45am for a 10am hearing – and around 9.55am the court sheriff came out to with a pile of slips and proceeded to go through his list of names – he asked all those waiting in turn, how they intended to plea, guilty or not guilty.
The sheriff called out my name and approached when i identified myself, he asked me the same question as he had asked the others, "how do you intend to plea" i replied "i do not, i bow to no man" he said "what? and i replied "nobody tells me what i can or cannot do , no-one has authority over me" he replied that i must enter a plea or a guilty plea will be entered on my behalf, to which i answered “if any man or woman assumes they have the right to enter a plea on my behalf without my consent, i will sue that man or woman” – he then replied "you don't have to say any more" and a big ? was written on my slip. Of the 20 or so people waiting, i was the only one that said that i would not be entering a plea.
Approx 20mins later i was invited into the court, i was asked my name - and i was told to take the stand. There was no taking of an oath or introduction as to “who was who”. A man that i can only assume was the magistrate sitting behind a large raised desk then read out an honorific title with my family name followed by the charge of driving and speeding of 60km in a posted 50km.
The man then asked what was to be said on the matter. i didn’t answer – he then addressed me the man and said "are you going to answer" and i replied "answer to what, i don’t understand what is happening". he said the charge and i replied “oh i'm not Mr xxx, that charge has nothing to do with me". i then asked "where is the jury, i asked for a jury" he replied "your not entitled to a jury" - i said "i thought this was a common law country and that i'm entitled to a jury".
looking frustrated he repeated "you are not entitled to a jury" "ok" i replied "then who's the claimant, i believe i have the right to face my accuser"? he said" there is no claimant Mr xxx regarding this matter and you will answer to the charge laid down by the witness "SA police". i replied "i'm not mr xxx."
The man then became very angry and said that he would use the honorific title when he was dealing with me to which i replied "you will not, i have no honorific title and i object to these proceedings” – very angrily he asked “why do you object” and i replied “as there is no claimant regarding this matter, no claim of harm injury or loss and no debt to settle - only an unidentified witness who works for the same employer as this court, i believe there is a conflict of interest and i have no faith in a just and fair outcome” – he then said with much venom in his words “there is no conflict of interest and you will answer the charge” – to which i replied “bullshit i will not answer the charge” – he then said "this matter is contested and a will be adjourned until 3rd March" – i replied " i object to this whole thing, the witness is committing a fraud and utilising this court to facilitate that fraud" – the man said "noted, - sheriff remove Mr xxx from the court" i replied "i told you i have no title"... he shouted “get out of my court”.
Next hearing is on 3rd of march. -
