• englesintheoutfield [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    there were probably 200 - 250 protestors, a lot of them friends of tortugita who talked about how they were a beautiful person and a model emergency medic. people smashed the windows of a wells fargo, a very fancy hotel, and a cop car that was torched. and it was on atlanta's biggest tourist street, like this was happening across from a hooters and a hard rock cafe. a few people were arrested. i saw a line of maybe 20-25 cop cars driving to the protest, and helicopters over head. a few tourists asked about what the protest was about, seemed genuinely interested and horrified about cop city

    and some black israelites trolled me on the way out.

    though i really wish people wouldnt bring fireworks to shoot off, terrifying hearing that when idf trained cops are coming in with all the weapons taxpayers can buy