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"Atlanta, Georgia’s attempt to erect a law enforcement officer training center
in Atlanta was met by months of concerted protests. As the months stretched
into years (the center was announced in 2021 but did not complete construction
until 2025), opposition efforts ranged from peaceful protests to heated
exchanges during public comment sessions to attacks on construction equipment
by people seeking to shut the project down.
The government has been pursuing criminal charges against protesters since 2023
— efforts that included the state of Georgia ringing up 61 protesters on RICO
charges. That case stalled out last spring, but both state and federal
prosecutors are still hoping to ring up a few headline-making arrests that
might make it easier to depict anti-government protests as terrorism when
engaging in prosecutions.
The desire to turn protesters into terrorists is generating collateral damage.
With the prosecution of Cop City protester Sam Tunick, the federal government
is apparently hoping to convert a cell phone operating system into
de facto
evidence of criminal intent."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
