Scott Mc Kiernan presents zReportage.com Issue #908 Story of the Week: Published TUESDAY, October 3, 2023: ‘Cop City’ Crackdown Pictures by ZUMA Press partner Newspaper Atlanta Journal-Constitution photographers Riley Bunch, Miguel Martinez, Hyosub Shin, Steve Schaefer, John Spink, Arvin Temkar: Activists from the ”Stop Cop City” movement are fighting against the construction of a new police training facility in Atlanta. The roughly three year long battle that has included violent protests, the police killing of a climate activist, numerous arrests, and sweeping domestic terrorism and racketeering charges against protesters that have alarmed civil rights advocates. The city argues the facility will be important to properly train police and replace worn out facilities. Protesters claim it will empower police violence, in part through creating a mock city to practice urban warfare tactics. Welcome to ‘Cop City’ Crackdown
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