'Cop City' opposition spreads beyond Georgia forest defenders

Law enforcement training center has drawn attention and concern from a broad range of local and national US voices who worry about its impactThe headlines surrounding the "Cop City" project in Atlanta have focused on the death of Manuel Paez Terán, a 26-year-old killed when police fired at least 12 shots during a raid on the forest where the eco-activist, who went by Tortuguita, and others had been camped out, seeking to stop the building of a police and fire department training center.But in fact the movement opposed to the center - planned for the South River forest in an area south-east of the Georgia city - has drawn attention and concern from a broad range of local and national US voices who worry about the social and environmental impact of the huge complex. Continue reading...