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Cop City indictment prosecutes dissent (nymag.com)
23 points by l3mure on Sept 8, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



> Defend the Atlanta Forest recruits, it warns; people post things on the internet and hand out zines. They prepare for arrest by writing the number for a bail fund on their bodies. This is all common political activity, which Georgia seeks to punish. Even writing letters to incarcerated protesters is now evidence of a conspiracy.

> One charge involves an $11.91 reimbursement for glue, allegedly an “overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.” Elsewhere, the attorney general says one man took part in a criminal enterprise because he signed his name as “ACAB.”

See also:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35809494


This is pretty obviously trying to prosecute dissent. Writing the bail bondsman number down, giving money for people to get bail? This won't stand, but it could be years of trouble for the people they are attacking. And this will definitely chill resistance.

It's a black mark on the record of any prosecutors involved in this.


They're charging protesters with terrorism and now RICO charges because of Georgia's broad and punitive statues.

Also, someone else was allowed to die in the Fulton county jail. 10 people have now died in this hell hole.




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