Cop City

The US Department of Justice is prosecuting an Atlanta resident, Sam Tunick, for using GrapheneOS on his phone, an operating system that allows passcode-activated phone wipes, in connection with the Cop City protest movement. The case hinges on a federal statute criminalizing property destruction to prevent seizure.

The Trump administration is targeting protesters against Cop City, a police training center near Atlanta, by prosecuting them under the 'antifa' label. Critics argue this effort frames protesters as terrorists and highlights the administration's attempt to link anti-fascism to terrorism, as seen in the Prairieland trial where protesters received long sentences.

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr faces accusations of leveraging his office to boost his struggling gubernatorial campaign by indicting Cop City protesters. Critics label his actions 'the last gasp of a dying man,' citing his low poll numbers in the Republican primary.