{"id":12664,"date":"2023-10-06T17:21:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T21:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idavox.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/06\/no-charges-for-georgia-troopers-who-killed-manuel-tortuguita-teran\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T17:21:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T21:21:14","slug":"no-charges-for-georgia-troopers-who-killed-manuel-tortuguita-teran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idavox.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/06\/no-charges-for-georgia-troopers-who-killed-manuel-tortuguita-teran\/","title":{"rendered":"No Charges For Georgia Troopers Who Killed Manuel \u2018Tortuguita\u2019 Ter\u00e1n"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stone Mountain, GA \u2014 A Georgia prosecutor announced Friday, Oct. 6, that six Georgia State Patrol SWAT troopers \u2013 Brylend Myers, Jerry Parrish, Jonathan Salcedo, Mark Lamb, Ronaldo Kegel, and Royce Zah \u2013 will not face criminal charges in the <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/protester-shot-and-killed-by-officers-during-raid-on-atlanta-forest\/\">January 31, 2023 shooting death of Manuel \u2018Tortuguita\u2019 Esteban Paez Ter\u00e1n<\/a>, a nonbinary indigenous Venezuelan climate activist, in the South River Forest near Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney George R. Christian was tasked with the investigation on March 8 by the Prosecuting Attorneys\u2019 Council of Georgia, ostensibly for the purpose of conducting an independent investigation. His statement describes the shooting of Ter\u00e1n, which drew international outrage amid allegations of a cover-up, as <strong>\u201cobjectively reasonable.\u201d<\/strong> According to autopsies, Ter\u00e1n received over 57 gunshot wounds when they were killed by troopers Myers, Parrish, Salcedo, Lamb, Kegel and Zah.<\/p>\n<p>The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), which answers to Georgia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/georgia\/atlanta\/group-led-chris-carr-told-trump-supporters-march-capitol\">right-wing<\/a> Attorney General Chris Carr, has always insisted that before being killed, Ter\u00e1n shot a gun at troopers after troopers fired pepper balls into their tent. This claim that was repeated again today by Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney George Christian, an outside prosecutor assigned to investigate Ter\u00e1n\u2019s killing, which took place in unincorporated DeKalb County. <\/p>\n<p>When confronted and killed by SWAT troopers, Ter\u00e1n had been sleeping in a public park, during its open hours. Police were sweeping the area in the South River Forest near Atlanta where protesters had been occupying the construction site of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/survey-why-dekalb-voters-oppose-cop-city-location-want-leaders-to-support-environmental-justice\/\">unpopular<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/saportareport.com\/training-center-permit-challenged-by-its-own-review-committee-member-another-quits-over-protester-killing\/sections\/reports\/johnruch\/\">legally<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/atlanta-cop-city-referendum-signatures-4be8f0c0a7e2fbd95adac775955f42fe\">contested<\/a> proposed police urban warfare complex nicknamed \u2018Cop City\u2019 and officially named the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. The project is being pushed by the Atlanta Police Foundation, a private nonprofit <a href=\"https:\/\/news.littlesis.org\/2022\/11\/15\/meet-the-major-corporations-and-cultural-institutions-helping-build-cop-city-in-atlanta\/\">funded by mega-corporations<\/a> and seen by its opponents as a vehicle for enabling corruption in Atlanta politics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Ter\u00e1n\u2019s killing came during a time of escalation from Georgia authorities against protesters who had been occupying the forest set to be destroyed for \u2018Cop City\u2019 construction. <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2022\/swat-teams-attack-atlanta-forest-encampments-activists-charged-with-terrorism\/\">Starting in December 2022<\/a> and during and after the incident involving Ter\u00e1n\u2019s death, tree-sitters and other protesters opposing \u2018Cop City\u2019 have been <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/behind-the-stopcopcity-domestic-terrorism-warrants\/\">charged with Georgia state-level Domestic Terrorism<\/a> under a statute that is currently being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/jun\/02\/atlanta-cop-city-protest-domestic-terrorism-statute\">challenged as unconstitutional<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Claims that \u2018Tortuguita\u2019 shot first have previouosly been met with suspicion, as what little primary evidence that has been released publicly seems to suggest otherwise. <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/atlanta-pd-releases-bodycam-footage-from-deadly-jan-18-forest-raid\/\">Atlanta Police Department (APD) body camera footage from officers near the shooting<\/a> shows that APD officers believed the state trooper was shot by friendly fire (<strong>\u201cyou fucked your own officer up.\u201d<\/strong>) In March, an <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/manuel-tortuguita-terans-independent-autopsy-report-released-at-press-conference\/\">independent autopsy<\/a> concluded that the climate protester was shot and killed with their hands raised while sitting in a meditation position.<\/p>\n<p>In April, the <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/no-gunpowder-residue-manuel-tortuguita-teran-dekalb-county-autopsy\/\">DeKalb County Medical examiner wrote<\/a> that in their examination of Ter\u00e1n\u2019s body, <strong>\u201cgunpowder residue is not seen on the hands.\u201d<\/strong> The GBI quickly jumped in to cast doubt on the DeKalb examiner\u2019s report, insisting that Ter\u00e1n\u2019s corpse did in fact contain the <strong>\u201cpresence of particles characteristic of gunshot primer residue\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 while admitting the kind of residue they alleged was found on the body was often present on <strong>\u201cvictims of gunshot wounds.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The GBI, which operates under the same umbrella of Georgia\u2019s Department of Public Safety as the Georgia State Patrol troopers who killed Ter\u00e1n, has worked aggressively both to excuse Ter\u00e1n\u2019s shooting and to criminalize the \u2018Stop Cop City\u2019 movement of which they were a part.<\/p>\n<p>The GBI, along with Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr (appointed by Governor Brian Kemp), is a key player in the historically unprecedented political repression of the \u2018Stop Cop City\u2019 movement via Goergia\u2019s court system \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/behind-the-stopcopcity-domestic-terrorism-warrants\/\">charging music festival attendees with Domestic Terrorism<\/a>, hitting protesters with <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/three-face-felonies-allegedly-flyering-near-georgia-trooper-tied-to-killing-forest-defender\/\">felonies for distributing fliers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/three-atlanta-activists-arrested-home-raided-over-bail-fund\/\">charging bail fund legal aid workers with money laundering<\/a>, and most recently <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/over-60-people-indicted-on-rico-charges-in-atlanta-allegedly-promoting-anarchist-ideas\/\">indicting 61 protesters on racketeering charges<\/a> meant for organized crime, often based solely on acts of political speech.<\/p>\n<p>Ter\u00e1n\u2019s family <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/manuel-tortuguita-terans-independent-autopsy-report-released-at-press-conference\/\">filed a lawsuit<\/a> against the Atlanta Police Department under the Georgia Open Records Act this March in a bid to uncover more documentation of the killing.<\/p>\n<p>Royce Zah, one of the state troopers involved in killing Ter\u00e1n, is currently being <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dyett_V_Zah-Complaint.pdf\">sued in federal court<\/a> by a woman who alleges he shot her in the face with a plastic bullet during May 2020 George Floyd protests in Atlanta, causing <strong>\u201cpermanent facial disfigurement.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Georgia State Patrol has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muckrock.com\/foi\/georgia-230\/disciplinarypersonnel-history-bryland-myers-jared-parrish-jonathan-salcedo-mark-lamb-ronaldo-kegel-and-royce-zah-144990\/\">refused to release the disciplinary history<\/a> of any of the 6 troopers, claiming, among other reasons, that <strong>\u201cdisclosure<\/strong>\u2026<strong> would compromise security against sabotage or criminal or terrorist acts.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carr\u2019s Georgia AG office is also conducting its own investigation into the shooting. His zealous role in criminalizing the \u2018Stop Cop City\u2019 movement, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/saportareport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Cop-City-RICO-Letter-to-Attorney-General-Carr.pdf\">drawn condemnation<\/a> from groups like Amnesty International and the Center for Constitutional Rights, may cause some to question his agency\u2019s capacity to rule neutrally on the matter. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/unicorn-riot-coverage-of-the-movement-to-protect-the-atlanta-forest\/\">Unicorn Riot Coverage of the Movement to Stop \u2018Cop City\u2019<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/unicornriot\/repression-against-the-fight-to-stop-cop-city\">See our latest newsletter on recent coverage from the \u201cStop Cop City\u201d movement<\/a><\/h4>\n<h5 class=\"highlight\"><strong>Unicorn Riot<\/strong>&#8216;s coverage on the<strong> movement to defend the Atlanta Forest<\/strong>:<\/h5>\n<p>       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/unicorn-riot-coverage-of-the-movement-to-protect-the-atlanta-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Landing Page: Unicorn Riot Coverage of the Movement to Protect the Atlanta Forest<\/a><br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/indigenous-climate-activist-victor-puertas-remains-in-custody-despite-no-indictment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nIndigenous Climate Activist Victor Puertas Remains in Custody Despite No Indictment<\/a> (July 26, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/6th-stop-cop-city-week-of-action-unicorn-riot-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6th \u2018Stop Cop City\u2019 Week of Action \u2013 Unicorn Riot Coverage<\/a><br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/stop-cop-city-week-of-action-day-8-youth-rally-atlanta-police-vehicles-torched\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Stop Cop City\u2019 Week of Action Day 8: Youth Rally; Atlanta Police Vehicles Torched<\/a> (July 2, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/stop-cop-city-week-of-action-day-7-cadence-bank-drop-the-loan-protest-panel-on-overpolicing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Stop Cop City\u2019 Week of Action Day 7: Cadence Bank \u2018Drop The Loan\u2019 Protest, Panel on Overpolicing<\/a> (June 30, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/clergy-demand-release-of-indigenous-climate-activist-victor-puertas-from-ice-detention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clergy Demand Release of Indigenous Climate Activist Victor Puertas from ICE Detention<\/a> (June 29, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/stop-cop-city-week-of-action-day-5-cadence-bank-loan-protest-march-for-the-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Stop Cop City\u2019 Week of Action Day 5: Cadence Bank Loan Protest, \u2018March For the Forest\u2019<\/a> (June 29, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/stop-cop-city-week-of-action-day-4-rally-to-reopen-intrenchment-creek-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Stop Cop City\u2019 Week of Action Day 4: Rally to Reopen Intrenchment Creek Park<\/a> (June 27, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/stop-cop-city-week-of-action-day-3-bike-ride-rally-signature-gathering-discussing-movement-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Stop Cop City\u2019 Week of Action Day 3: Bike Ride\/Rally, Signature Gathering, Discussing Movement History<\/a> (June 26, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/rematriating-mvskoke-land-a-community-conversation-with-mekko-chebon-kernell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Stop Cop City\u2019 Week of Action Day 2: Rematriating Mvskoke Land; Hardcore Benefit Show<\/a> (June 25, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/stop-cop-city-week-of-action-begins-day-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Stop Cop City\u2019 Week of Action Begins: Day 1<\/a> (June 24, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/their-overreach-is-sowing-the-seeds-of-their-undoing-forest-defender-speaks-from-bartow-county-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Their Overreach is Sowing the Seeds of Their Undoing\u2019: Forest Defender Speaks from Bartow County Jail <\/a> (June 20, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/cop-city-protesters-visit-nationwide-insurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Cop City\u2019 Protesters Visit Nationwide Insurance <\/a> (June 14, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/atlanta-city-council-approves-67-million-in-public-funds-for-cop-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlanta City Council Approves $67 Million in Public Funds for \u2018Cop City\u2019 <\/a> (June 6, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/atlanta-solidarity-fund-organizers-granted-bond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlanta Solidarity Fund Organizers Granted Bond <\/a> (June 2, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/three-atlanta-activists-arrested-home-raided-over-bail-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Three Atlanta Activists Arrested, Home Raided Over Bail Fund <\/a> (May 31, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/dont-forget-us-forest-defenders-confront-horrors-of-life-in-dekalb-county-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Don\u2019t Forget Us\u2019: Forest Defenders Confront Horrors of Life in DeKalb County Jail <\/a> (May 30, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/cop-city-panel-member-posted-slurs-online-archived-tweets-indicate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Cop City\u2019 Panel Member Posted Slurs Online, Archived Tweets Indicate <\/a> (May 18, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/we-do-not-need-a-school-for-assassins-hours-of-public-comment-unanimously-against-cop-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018We Do Not Need a School for Assassins\u2019: Hours of Public Comment Unanimously Against \u2018Cop City\u2019 <\/a> (May 16, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/three-face-felonies-allegedly-flyering-near-georgia-trooper-tied-to-killing-forest-defender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Three Face Felonies for Allegedly Flyering Near Home of One Georgia Trooper Tied to Killing of Forest Defender <\/a> (May 8, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/one-granted-bond-two-denied-release-forest-defenders-preliminary-hearings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One Granted Bond, Two Denied Pretrial Release: Forest Defenders Appear for Preliminary Hearings <\/a> (May 4, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/no-gunpowder-residue-manuel-tortuguita-teran-dekalb-county-autopsy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No Gunpowder Residue Found on Manuel \u2018Tortuguita\u2019 Ter\u00e1n According to DeKalb County Autopsy <\/a> (April 21, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/eight-remain-in-jail-from-march-5-weelaunee-forest-raid-15-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eight Remain in Jail from March 5 Weelaunee Forest Raid, 15 Released <\/a> (March 24, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/behind-the-stopcopcity-domestic-terrorism-warrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Behind the #StopCopCity Domestic Terrorism Warrants <\/a> (March 21, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/an-historic-direct-action-in-a-forest-outside-atlanta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An Historic Direct Action in a Forest Outside Atlanta <\/a> (March 18, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/manuel-tortuguita-terans-independent-autopsy-report-released-at-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manuel \u2018Tortuguita\u2019 Ter\u00e1n\u2019s Independent Autopsy Report Released at Press Conference <\/a> (March 13, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/police-raid-atlanta-forest-after-cop-city-opponents-overrun-security-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police Raid Atlanta Forest After \u2018Cop City\u2019 Opponents Overrun Security Post <\/a> (March 5, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/stop-cop-city-week-of-action-begins-in-atlanta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Stop Cop City\u2019 Week of Action Begins in Atlanta <\/a> (March 4, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/tortuguita-vive-a-no-compromise-movement-responds-to-police-killing-a-forest-defender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Tortuguita Vive\u2019: A No-Compromise Movement Responds to Police Killing a Forest Defender <\/a> (February 27, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/atlanta-activists-say-prosecutors-plan-to-indict-them-on-rico-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlanta Activists Say Prosecutors Plan to Indict them on RICO Charges <\/a> (February 25, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/community-committee-cheers-police-violence-as-authorities-repress-resistance-to-cop-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Community\u2019 Committee Cheers Police Violence as Authorities Repress Resistance to \u2018Cop City\u2019 <\/a> (February 24, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/supporters-of-cop-city-opponents-rally-in-philly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supporters of \u2018Cop City\u2019 Opponents Rally in Philly <\/a> (February 24, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/minneapolis-march-connects-roof-depot-demolition-resistance-to-the-atlanta-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minneapolis March Connects Roof Depot Demolition Resistance to the Atlanta Forest <\/a> (February 21, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/atlanta-pd-releases-bodycam-footage-from-deadly-jan-18-forest-raid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlanta PD Releases Bodycam Footage from Deadly Jan. 18 Forest Raid <\/a> (February 8, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/manuel-tortuguita-terans-family-seeks-transparency-in-police-killing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manuel \u2018Tortuguita\u2019 Ter\u00e1n\u2019s Family Seeks Transparency in Police Killing <\/a> (February 7, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/city-of-atlanta-and-dekalb-county-announce-agreement-amidst-growing-opposition-to-cop-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City of Atlanta and DeKalb County Announce \u2018Agreement\u2019 Amid Growing Opposition to Cop City<\/a> (January 31, 2023)<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/marches-and-vigils-across-the-us-respond-to-the-police-killing-of-forest-defender-tort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marches and Vigils Across the US Respond to the Police Killing of Forest Defender Tort<\/a> (January 22, 2023)<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/protester-shot-and-killed-by-officers-during-raid-on-atlanta-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Protester Shot and Killed by Officers During Raid on Atlanta Forest<\/a> (January 18, 2023)<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2023\/blackhall-intensifies-destruction-of-weelaunee-peoples-park-in-atlanta-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackhall Intensifies Destruction of Weelaunee People\u2019s Park in Atlanta Forest<\/a> (January 16, 2023)<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2022\/swat-teams-attack-atlanta-forest-encampments-activists-charged-with-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SWAT Teams Attack Atlanta Forest Encampments, Activists Charged with \u2018Terrorism\u2019<\/a> (December 18, 2022)<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2022\/defending-the-atlanta-forest-mini-doc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[Mini Doc] Defending the Atlanta Forest: Behind the Movement to Stop Cop City<\/a> (Oct. 9, 2022)<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2022\/cop-city-general-contractors-offices-attacked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cCop City\u201d General Contractors\u2019 Offices Attacked<\/a> (May 19, 2022)<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/unicornriot.ninja\/2022\/police-raid-atlanta-forest-occupation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police Raid Atlanta Forest Occupation<\/a> (May 18, 2022)<br \/>\n        <a 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