It's Going Down

“It’s collective punishment. The police are trying to establish a de-facto norm that anyone who associates with a political movement will be attacked and charged for the actions of any other supporter of that movement,” said Marlon Kautz, an Atlanta-based organizer with the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which provides bail funds and legal support to protesters targeted for involvement in social movements, including against Cop City.

https://theintercept.com/2023/03/08/atlanta-cop-city-protesters/

Atlanta Cop City Protesters Charged With Domestic Terror for Having Mud on Their Shoes

The police's guilt-by-association allegations aren't designed to get convictions, but to break up a movement.

The Intercept
Mar 9, 2023 at 5:05amWeb
Show threadCelebrate Billionaire PainMar 9, 2023
@igd_news crazy how the first amendment protects monsters drumming up violence against trans people but does nothing to shield people non-violently criticizing the state from ruthless state-sponsored violence. It's almost like we don't actually have free speech at all and they just trot out the first when it's speech people in power support.
Show threadDispatchulaMar 9, 2023
@igd_news Ahhh so it’s only “a few bAd ApPLeS” when THEY do it