Authorities in Georgia have dropped felony charges against protesters as bodycam footage apparently shows officers admitting, at the time, that there was no justification for the tougher charge.
As Reason has documented, activists oppose the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center in a forested area outside the city limits; protesters call the project "Cop City" and use the slogan Stop Cop City as a rallying cry. State and local authorities have cracked down aggressively, hitting more than 60 protesters with charges including racketeering, terrorism, and money laundering.
