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Be mindful of local risks. In trying to end the Stop Cop City protests, the Georgia attorney general has declared all of these self-protection tactics to be criminal intent. Not bringing your phone to be tracked at the protest, or bringing a burner, is enough to get arrested in Georgia.
Granted, it’s just a scare tactic, and I don’t think any of this would hold up in court. But simply being arrested for something like this is enough to ruin some people’s lives.
I’m not trying to dissuade anyone at all, but I think people should know what they’re getting into. This AG has his eyes on the governor’s mansion, and he’s going completely off the rails to make a name for himself.
They already dropped the charges against the bail fund organizers, but prosecuting them was never the point. They still scared a bunch of people, and tied up resources in their legal defense.
Also, I would not be surprised if Georgia was just the testing ground for these tactics.
Can confirm. I should have been involved with Stop Cop City protests – I cared about the site before the police bullshit was even proposed – but I have a family to worry about and the fascist AG has successfully chilled my freedom of speech.
Be mindful of local risks. In trying to end the Stop Cop City protests, the Georgia attorney general has declared all of these self-protection tactics to be criminal intent. Not bringing your phone to be tracked at the protest, or bringing a burner, is enough to get arrested in Georgia.
https://georgiarecorder.com/2024/02/12/georgia-ag-claims-not-having-a-phone-makes-you-a-criminal/
Granted, it’s just a scare tactic, and I don’t think any of this would hold up in court. But simply being arrested for something like this is enough to ruin some people’s lives.
I’m not trying to dissuade anyone at all, but I think people should know what they’re getting into. This AG has his eyes on the governor’s mansion, and he’s going completely off the rails to make a name for himself.
Thats not going to hold up in court. But, yes, police will make up reasons to illegally detain you
They already dropped the charges against the bail fund organizers, but prosecuting them was never the point. They still scared a bunch of people, and tied up resources in their legal defense.
Also, I would not be surprised if Georgia was just the testing ground for these tactics.
Can confirm. I should have been involved with Stop Cop City protests – I cared about the site before the police bullshit was even proposed – but I have a family to worry about and the fascist AG has successfully chilled my freedom of speech.
That’s what police do all over the US.
For sure, but they’re escalating tactics.