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.
