A judge has granted bond for three activists involved in supporting the protest against a planned police and fire training center in Atlanta that opponents have derisively dubbed “Cop City.”.
This house in Atlanta's Edgewood neighborhood is where police arrested three key organizers who have been aiding protesters against the city's proposed public safety training center on May 31, 2023. The three are officers of the group that runs the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which has bailed out people arrested during protests against the project, which opponents derisively call"Cop City.
Deputy Attorney General John Fowler argued against bond, saying the activists are flight risks and pose a danger to the community. Defense attorney Don Samuel said Fowler was engaging in hyperbole and that none of the three is accused of having participated in violent behavior. Local opponents, who have been joined by activists from around the country, say they fear it will lead to greater militarization of the police and that its construction will exacerbate environmental damage. Protesters had been camping at the site since at least last year, and police said they had caused damage and attacked law enforcement officers and others.Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, known as Tortuguita.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said by email that the department “does not classify or designate any groups as domestic violent extremists.
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