Understanding the RICO Charges in Atlanta
A Sweeping Indictment Seeks to Criminalize Protest Itself
https://crimethinc.com/AtlantaRICO
In indiscriminately lumping together scores of arrestees, many of whom have ostensibly never met, into a fabricated conspiracy case, the prosecution is attempting to criminalize protest itself. This case should be of interest to anyone who is concerned about civil liberties such as the freedom to protest, the freedom to advocate against police brutality and authoritarianism, and the freedom to advocate for preserving the environment.
The indictment does not seem to indicate that prosecutors have any previously unreleased information at their disposal indicating the existence of a conspiracy, in the sense that the word is ordinarily employed. Rather, they have brought new charges against those whose names they already had as the result of previous arrests, and are now clumsily endeavoring to frame them as participants in a cohesive criminal enterprise.
#StopCopCity 🏴
A Sweeping Indictment Seeks to Criminalize Protest Itself
https://crimethinc.com/AtlantaRICO
In indiscriminately lumping together scores of arrestees, many of whom have ostensibly never met, into a fabricated conspiracy case, the prosecution is attempting to criminalize protest itself. This case should be of interest to anyone who is concerned about civil liberties such as the freedom to protest, the freedom to advocate against police brutality and authoritarianism, and the freedom to advocate for preserving the environment.
The indictment does not seem to indicate that prosecutors have any previously unreleased information at their disposal indicating the existence of a conspiracy, in the sense that the word is ordinarily employed. Rather, they have brought new charges against those whose names they already had as the result of previous arrests, and are now clumsily endeavoring to frame them as participants in a cohesive criminal enterprise.
#StopCopCity 🏴
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Why was the indictment in the #StopCopCity RICO case so poorly written and riddled with so many inaccuracies?
Here's one clue—not only did the Fulton County District Attorney refuse to participate, even ChatGPT wouldn't help!
https://crimethinc.com/AtlantaRICO
Here's one clue—not only did the Fulton County District Attorney refuse to participate, even ChatGPT wouldn't help!
https://crimethinc.com/AtlantaRICO
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Quoted in the New York Times, a constitutional law expert says that the RICO case against alleged #StopCopCity activists seems to be as much an indictment of an ideology as a denoscription of actual criminal activity.
This is an old story. After the Haymarket riot in 1886, seven anarchists were sentenced to death, despite the fact that most of them had not even been present at the riot. The governor eventually pardoned and released the ones who had not already been executed, but by then, the state terror campaign had achieved its intended effect.
The Georgia Attorney General hopes to drum up irrational fear of anarchists and use that to secure convictions regardless of the facts of the case. If he succeeds, it will have implications for protesters of all stripes.
Solidarity with the defendants.
https://crimethinc.com/AtlantaRICO
This is an old story. After the Haymarket riot in 1886, seven anarchists were sentenced to death, despite the fact that most of them had not even been present at the riot. The governor eventually pardoned and released the ones who had not already been executed, but by then, the state terror campaign had achieved its intended effect.
The Georgia Attorney General hopes to drum up irrational fear of anarchists and use that to secure convictions regardless of the facts of the case. If he succeeds, it will have implications for protesters of all stripes.
Solidarity with the defendants.
https://crimethinc.com/AtlantaRICO
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Today, faith leaders joined other members of the community in blocking construction vehicles at the site where the city government of Atlanta is destroying the forest in order to build a police militarization facility known as Cop City.
This comes on the heels of a RICO indictment charging 61 people with "racketeering" for allegedly participating in the movement to #StopCopCity.
They have not broken the spirit of the movement.
https://crimethinc.com/AtlantaRICO
This comes on the heels of a RICO indictment charging 61 people with "racketeering" for allegedly participating in the movement to #StopCopCity.
They have not broken the spirit of the movement.
https://crimethinc.com/AtlantaRICO
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This weekend, we will be tabling at and participating in the Bash Back convergence in Chicago.
As bigots renew their assault on queer and trans people and anarchists fight back, there is an urgent need for renewed coordination and innovation.
In this interview, the organizers speak about the convergence, the legacy of Bash Back, and how the battlefield has changed:
https://crimethinc.com/bashback2023
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As bigots renew their assault on queer and trans people and anarchists fight back, there is an urgent need for renewed coordination and innovation.
In this interview, the organizers speak about the convergence, the legacy of Bash Back, and how the battlefield has changed:
https://crimethinc.com/bashback2023
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We’ve designed a zine version of our coverage of the RICO case targeting alleged participants in the movement to #StopCopCity.
https://crimethinc.com/zines/understanding-the-rico-charges
Please print these out and share them in your community! The outcome of this case will impact all forms of activism.
https://crimethinc.com/zines/understanding-the-rico-charges
Please print these out and share them in your community! The outcome of this case will impact all forms of activism.
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Acclaimed artist NO Bonzo has just published this moving allegory about the transmission of anarchist history, "The Beautiful Idea." Among other sources, it draws on a discussion that one of us engaged in with the From Embers podcast about our text, "Against the Logic of the Guillotine."
It's an honor for us to be connected with such an elegant and inspiring project.
You can view it online here:
https://archive.org/details/the-beautiful-idea_202308/mode/1up
Or order a magnificent print copy here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1548877503/the-beautiful-idea-comic
It's an honor for us to be connected with such an elegant and inspiring project.
You can view it online here:
https://archive.org/details/the-beautiful-idea_202308/mode/1up
Or order a magnificent print copy here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1548877503/the-beautiful-idea-comic
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Today, Dmitry Petrov would have been 34 years old.
Dmitry organized against the autocratic government of Russia until he was forced to flee the country with the secret police looking for him. He traveled to Rojava and helped publish a series of books about the revolutionary experiment there, participated in uprisings in Ukraine and Belarus, organized a clandestine network to fight against Putin, and was finally killed last April fighting against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He always impressed us with his humility and courage.
You can read our eulogy for him here:
https://crimethinc.com/Petrov
In Europe, Active Distribution has published a book collecting our eulogy for Dmitry and our translations of his writing. You can order it here:
https://black-mosquito.org/en/dmitry-petrov-a-life-in-combat.html
His comrades in the Russian-speaking world have made this memorial site for him:
https://leshy.info/
Our hearts go out to Dmitry's friends and family.
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Dmitry organized against the autocratic government of Russia until he was forced to flee the country with the secret police looking for him. He traveled to Rojava and helped publish a series of books about the revolutionary experiment there, participated in uprisings in Ukraine and Belarus, organized a clandestine network to fight against Putin, and was finally killed last April fighting against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He always impressed us with his humility and courage.
You can read our eulogy for him here:
https://crimethinc.com/Petrov
In Europe, Active Distribution has published a book collecting our eulogy for Dmitry and our translations of his writing. You can order it here:
https://black-mosquito.org/en/dmitry-petrov-a-life-in-combat.html
His comrades in the Russian-speaking world have made this memorial site for him:
https://leshy.info/
Our hearts go out to Dmitry's friends and family.
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Сегодня Дмитрию Петрову исполнилось бы 34 года.
Дмитрий организовывал выступления против самодержавного правительства России, пока не был вынужден бежать из страны, где его разыскивала ФСБ. Он отправился в Рожаву и помог издать серию книг о её революционном эксперименте, участвовал в восстаниях в Украине и в Беларуси, организовал подпольную сеть для борьбы с Путиным и, наконец, был убит в апреле этого года, сражаясь против российского вторжения в Украину. Он всегда впечатлял нас своей скромностью и храбростью.
Вы можете прочитать наш панегирик о нём здесь:
https://crimethinc.com/dima
В Европе издательство Active Distribution выпустило книгу, в которой собраны панегирик о Дмитрии и наши переводы его текстов. Заказать её можно здесь:
https://black-mosquito.org/en/dmitry-petrov-a-life-in-combat.html
Его русскоязычные товарищ:ки сделали в его часть этот мемориальный сайт:
https://leshy.info/
Мы от всей души сочувствуем друзьям, подругам и близким Дмитрия.
#Русский
Дмитрий организовывал выступления против самодержавного правительства России, пока не был вынужден бежать из страны, где его разыскивала ФСБ. Он отправился в Рожаву и помог издать серию книг о её революционном эксперименте, участвовал в восстаниях в Украине и в Беларуси, организовал подпольную сеть для борьбы с Путиным и, наконец, был убит в апреле этого года, сражаясь против российского вторжения в Украину. Он всегда впечатлял нас своей скромностью и храбростью.
Вы можете прочитать наш панегирик о нём здесь:
https://crimethinc.com/dima
В Европе издательство Active Distribution выпустило книгу, в которой собраны панегирик о Дмитрии и наши переводы его текстов. Заказать её можно здесь:
https://black-mosquito.org/en/dmitry-petrov-a-life-in-combat.html
Его русскоязычные товарищ:ки сделали в его часть этот мемориальный сайт:
https://leshy.info/
Мы от всей души сочувствуем друзьям, подругам и близким Дмитрия.
#Русский
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Elon Musk blames the Anti-Defamation League for the catastrophic decline of the platform formerly known as Twitter, but the fault is entirely his own for willfully flooding it with Nazis. Billionaires like him promote anti-Semitism in hopes of distracting angry people from their true enemies—the ruling class itself and the capitalist system that gives a few people so much power.
https://crimethinc.com/TwitterCanary
It has been nice to see activity picking up on other platforms this past week. What we knew as Twitter is unsalvagable. Let it die.
https://crimethinc.com/TwitterCanary
It has been nice to see activity picking up on other platforms this past week. What we knew as Twitter is unsalvagable. Let it die.
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