The problem with Cop City is not that it supports law-enforcement. The problem with Cop City is that it separates law-enforcement from the rest of the community in a way that will foster an “us versus them” attitude. Law enforcement should always be “of” the community. The problem with Cop City is that it would be situated in such away as to be almost impossible to monitor by private citizens. The problem with Cop City is that it’s a centralized seat of power in the hands of law enforcement that is already too militarized and slipping out of the control of those it is meant to serve. Even now - and it hasn’t even been built yet - Cop City is backed by forces abusing the rights of our people to protest it. Cop City represents the worst kind of marriage of corporate and governmental power, a prelude to fascism and the template for a police state. In the wrong hands it would be a training center for urban warfare against our own people. Cop Cities do not belong in a free society. They do not belong in the United States of America.
Brian Kemp
 @BrianKempGA
18 Sep 2023
I fully support the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center because our law enforcement and first responders deserve the best training we can provide so they can keep themselves and the communities they serve safe. Training our police officers, firefighters, and first responders should not be controversial - or political. Instead of hiding behind ballot processes or legal questions for a referendum, I hope elected leaders of both parties from across our state will voice their unequivocal support for the training center to enhance public safety in our capital city and our state for every Georgian we serve.

Sep 18, 2023 · 1:24 PM UTC

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Not understanding the first thing about law enforcement doesn’t seem to slow you down one bit in making sweeping and totally ignorant statements about it.
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You're a Populist. Nothing says us vs them more than populism. Irony is dead.
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You hit it on the head
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The problem with arresting protestors and charging them with RICO is that it is an 'Us vs Them' situation already. The sides really are, 'The Haves vs The Have Nots' and currently the haves are winning because the police work for them, not the 'Have Nots'.
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Love how Kemp says “hiding behind a referendum”. It’s called letting the people decide, ie Democracy. But nah, let’s just shove more fascist copaganda down the public’s throat whether they want it or not.
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This is so tone deaf. Cops, at least for the majority, have always been against 'us'. Cops exist to protect capital, that's it. Whether it is to protect private property or suppress the working class, it's in the service of capitalism. Anything short of abolition isn't enough.
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Dear God NO!!! Did they learn nothing from the Stanford Experiment!?!?!?
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You do not belong in the US, no promulgator of lawlessness and socialism should. You thrive on sensationalism to a increasingly small group of twisted sychophants for personal gain. Even they know you are a fraud, but they are mindless addicts.
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Period.
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