61 'Stop Cop City' protesters hit with sprawling RICO indictment by Georgia attorney general

Some 61 people have been indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges after a state-run investigation into protests opposing the construction of a sprawling police training facility known as the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. The indictment was brought on Aug. 29 and in an accompanying statement by Republican Attorney General Chris Carr, he hailed it as a necessary effort by authorities to quell the use of “coordinated violence” and “intimidation” by opponents to the $90 million training facility’s construction. The project spans nearly 100 acres and is located in an...