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Podcast: Indy Audio
Episode: Report Back from Stop Cop City Week of Action
Description: We will look at Cop City, a massive new police training facility being built on the edge of Atlanta. Atlanta’s political leaders describe Cop City as a progressive response to the George Floyd protests and demands for better police training. However, critics of the $90 million project say it promotes the further militarization of policing. Cop City has become a magnet for protesters not only in Atlanta but from around the country. On January 18, a forest defender named Tortuguita was shot and killed by police during a raid of a protest encampment inside the forest. It marked the first time an...