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. “The fact that what you do happens to help some people do bad things doesn't mean that you're guilty of joining in a conspiracy with them," Samuel said."It doesn't mean that the action that you've taken, even if it facilitates misconduct, is something that renders you culpable.”
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.
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