61 indicted on racketeering charges in Georgia in 'Stop Cop City' movement
NBCSep 01, 2023
The Facts
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr on Tuesday announced 61 people had been indicted on racketeering charges related to a state investigation into protests against a planned police and firefighter training facility near Atlanta.
The indictment describes the defendants – who publicly demonstrated against the construction of what critics call “Cop City” – as “militant anarchists” who are part of a movement that dates back to protests in 2020.
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Carr is blatantly criminalizing political dissent and violating the First Amendment rights of activists in a move that could set a dangerous precedent nationwide. It’s not surprising, though, considering the brute force tactics and spying the state has done to snuff out these protests and derail a referendum campaign against Atlanta's “Cop City.”
Republican narrative
This isn't about politics; it's about the law. Contrary to the mainstream narrative, Carr is using these indictments to hold actual criminals accountable, yet the woke left — blind to its own hypocrisy, given its unfounded prosecution of Trump and his supporters — is disregarding the case's merits.