Sunday, January 22 was a cold and windy day in downtown Atlanta as protests erupted for the third straight day in the capital of the south. People of all ages and backgrounds gathered to express their dissatisfaction with events at the Atlanta-area public safety training center dubbed “Cop City,” where 26-year-old activist, Tortuguita, was shot and killed by authorities on Wednesday, Jan. 18.
Police were out in force to form a barrier between protesters and the skyscraper that houses the Atlanta Police Foundation, which came under attack on Saturday night as the demonstration turned violent with protesters shattering glass windows, throwing lit firecrackers and setting a police car on fire. Six were arrested on Saturday night.
Other protesters were also gathered in downtown Atlanta to rail against the current state of the country and demonstrate their frustrations with the economic crisis and demand change. the economic crisis, and they were…
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