Last summer the organizers behind the efforts to block the construction of a police training center outside Atlanta seemed to have reached the end of their rope. The so-called “forest defenders” had been cleared out of the forest and their efforts to oppose the construction legally had hit a wall after a day long protest at Atlanta City Hall failed to change any votes and the project moved forward.
As I pointed out at the time, the protesters weren’t shy about what they planned to do next. They were chanting “If you build it, we will burn it,” outside City Hall.
Video: Hundreds spent their day at Atlanta City Hall to demand City Council vote ‘No’ on a measure to fund the notorious ‘Cop City’ training center, which is tied to a murder scandal.
Over 350 signed up to speak with many others reportedly denied access to the hearing. pic.twitter.com/iWFFbXuczN
