Judge in Prince Rupert, B.C., strikes arguments as ‘stupid’ in contempt case
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PRINCE RUPERT — A provincial court judge in Prince Rupert, B.C., has sentenced a 46-year-old man to a year in jail for contempt of court, ruling he tried to circumvent the justice system with “pseudo-legal” and “stupid” arguments.
Judge David Paterson says in a ruling his issued this week that he sentenced Prince Rupert resident Cameron Hardy to a year in jail, in part to deter others from subjecting the court to the theory known as “organized pseudo-legal commercial arguments.”
Paterson’s ruling says Hardy, who was facing a charge of resisting arrest in 2021, considers himself a “freeman,” meaning he won’t accept that courts have jurisdiction over him and falsely believes Canadian law doesn’t apply to him.
The ruling says Hardy, who represented himself, was charged with contempt for refusing to recognize the court’s legitimacy or to follow the court’s orders and take part in the trial process.
