Atlanta police says 35 arrested after mob attacks officers, destroys construction equipment | Just The News
By: Madeleine Hubbard (Just The News)
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The Atlanta Police Department said 35 people are in custody after a violent mob attacked police officers and destroyed construction equipment at the site of the proposed law enforcement training center.
Police said Sunday "a group of violent agitators used the cover of a peaceful protest of the proposed Atlanta Public Safety Training Center to conduct a coordinated attack on construction equipment and police officers."
Several law enforcement agencies responded to the scene as demonstrators "changed into black clothing and entered the construction area and began to throw large rocks, bricks, Molotov cocktails, and fireworks at police officers," according to the department.
Multiple pieces of construction equipment were destroyed by fire and vandalized.
The responding officers used non-lethal force to make the arrests, the department said.
Demonstrations against the training center have turned violent and resulted in arrests before.
An anti-police protester shot a Georgia State Trooper and was killed in an exchange of gunfire earlier this year, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
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The idea of a "peaceful protest" is gone once the violence starts. I wonder if we'll see some of the same names trying to rally people to donate to these dipshits bail.
You are assuming they will be charged. It is not a given anymore.
That's true.
Wouldn't that be the Georgia AG's job? You saying he won't prosecute?
No, that would be the job of the state DA of the district the crime occurred in Atlanta.
If it is a ultra liberal George Soros backed DA ; then charges are not a given. Especially if it is this DA.
Which is the reason I said "it is not a given".
Doesn't the DA work for the AG?
Try again, this isn't the federal government we are talking about where the DA's are appointed by the President and serve under the AG.
It depends on state law; and most state DA's are elected officials by the district they serve in. Some, like Florida, grant power to the governor to remove DA's. But that usually sets off the people that elected the DA's.
I know for a fact in Michigan the AG is hard left ultra pro abortion on demand that said repeatedly she wouldn't prosecute anyone when the states full abortion ban kicked after Roe V Wade was overturned. The DA for area I live in is an ultra hard conservative pro life who stated he would enforce the state Constitutional law as written. Does that sound like a DA that is working for the AG?
Another example is the DA for New York; who Constitution differs from CA.
Thanks for the information Ronin. So, in Florida the Governor would have to fire him if he doesn't prosecute them. I think they should rot in jail myself.
The dishonesty of the liberal press continues, fucking jackasses try to frame this other than what it was, ARSON! by a group of scumbags.
Is ABC News "liberal press"?
Any ideas on how many of the arrested are agitators from out of town vs local protestors? If I remember correctly, there was a previous protest/riot where the Atlanta police arrested a handful and they were all from out of town, just down to cause problems.
While they have not yet given a number, this confirms that not everybody arrested was a local.
I saw a compilation of their mug shots. They look exactly like you'd imagine.
Only two came from Georgia. The rest were either out of state, Canadian or French.
I know, a real rogues gallery.
Fine examples of our liberal friends.
One wonders if any of them commented here.
Wouldn't that mean they are foreign terrorists acting on US soil?
Good luck with that- Democrats will try to claim they were just "mostly peaceful tourists".
Just like they did for the race riots after the drug addict overdosed.
Maybe they'll get lucky and have the VP start asking for donations for bail again.
The good news here is that under GA law they will be charged as domestic terrorists
Atlanta Police Chief Schierbaum confirmed that several pieces of construction equipment were set on fire Sunday at the site for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.
That was environmentally irresponsible.
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One was apparently a lawyer for the SPLC. No surprise.
I hope they have good video of this. The SPLC has already put out a statement defending their person.
Lol this guy is a “legal observer” and all the Jan 6th protestors are terrorists?
Hilarious!
That would involve leaving the house.....Way to dangerous.
Why would anyone think that police and fire departments need training facilities? The outrage is well deserved but burning hydrocarbons is irresponsible.
One would think that Democrats would be very supportive of this training facility. Aren't they the ones who demand better training for police? Seems to me that destroying a training facility that is being built is counter-productive to their goals.
Another day, another peaceful protest. What's odd is there wasn't a CVS pharmacy to be liberated.
No politicians were frightened by this protest so it can't be an insurrection. These aren't the droids we're searching for -- move along.
Maybe they were looking to loot some flash-bangs and riot helmets for this summers peaceful protests.