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State police killing of ‘Cop City’ protester was ‘objectively reasonable,’ prosecutor finds (saportareport.com)

submitted 11 months ago by saportareport@yall.theatl.social to c/atlantanews@yall.theatl.social

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From the Saporta Report:

The state police killing in January of protester Manuel “Tortuguita” Paez Teran — a flashpoint of the “Cop City” protests — was “objectively reasonable” due to its shootout circumstance, and no criminal charges will be brought against the troopers, a prosecutor has ruled. “The use of lethal (deadly) force by the Georgia State Patrol was […]

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[–] bl4ckblooc@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Was this the guy who 4 cops dragged out of camera view and then proceeded the beat and murder him?

[–] Caradoc879@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They murdered him in his tent then planted a gun and said he shot at them.

[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

A core issue is that the state troopers involved in the killing did not wear body cameras. However, Christian’s report says other officers in the general area — including Atlanta Police Department officers and state game wardens — did have body cameras whose audio matched the sequence of shots claimed by the troopers.

'Kay.