Dems Silent on Violent Anti-Police Riots in Atlanta
The Democrats are notably silent about the issue. anti-police violence Atlanta was rocked by rioters who set fire to a vehicle belonging to the police and smashed the windows of the vehicle in protest at the days-old police shooting of an activist.
Protesters gathered on Saturday to protest the murder of Manuel Esteban Paez Teran (26 years old), who was shot and killed by police after he refused to comply with authorities. He was allegedly also accused of shooting a Georgia State Trooper at the new Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.
Protests began peacefully on Saturday spiraling into chaotic riotsAt least six people were arrested.
Photos revealed that the activists also set a police vehicle in Atlanta on fire. Atlanta Police Foundation building using rocks and fireworks
A police SUV from Atlanta is set on fire.
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Atlanta police subdue violent protests on Saturday, January 21, 2023.
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Photographs at the scene revealed that caution tape was also used to wrap several buildings. One of them was a Wells Fargo branch with several broken windows.
Fox News Digital reached out multiple Democrats who had been vocal in their support for defunding police officers. They also wanted to know if they condoned violence and whether these protests were a threat to democracy. But, White House inquiries to Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock (Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer), House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and Reps. Nancy Pelosi. Alexandria OcasioCortez. Ilhan Omar. Rashida Tlaib. Ayanna Pressley. Cori Bush. Jamaal Bowman. Summer Lee. Delia Ramirez were not returned.
Georgia Democrats, Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon, did not respond to our requests for comment.
Broken windows found at Wells Fargo’s Atlanta branch were discovered following a violent protest on Saturday, January 21, 2023.
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After a protest in Atlanta, Saturday 21 January 2023, broken windows were seen at a Wells Fargo Branch.
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Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) released a statement Saturday night, however, saying that “Peaceful protest is a sacred Constitutional right but violence is unacceptable, cannot be permitted or tolerated, and must cease immediately.”
“Atlanta Police have arrested 6 people so far, some of whom were carrying explosives,” Andre Dickens is a Democrat and Atlanta Mayor tweeted Saturday evening. “These individuals meant violence and used the cover of peaceful protest to conceal their motives. Our law enforcement teams were prepared and resolved the situation swiftly.”
Georgia Governor Republican Brian Kemp attacked the destruction Saturday and declared that any violence will not tolerated.
“While the state continues to respect peaceful protest, acts of violence against person or property will not be tolerated. Those committing such unlawful acts will be arrested and prosecuted fully,” Kemp stated.
Activists were known to have camped for several months on an 85-acre planned facility called “Activists Camp”. “Cop City” To protest the planned Atlanta training center. Teran was gunned down and killed by police after protestors were removed from the plot of land Wednesday.
Seven people were taken into custody and charged with domestic terrorist acts after the campsites were cleared on Wednesday.
Scenes From the Atlanta Forest tweeted that they needed a “Night of Rage” To enact “reciprocal violence to be done to the police and their allies,” According to a post.
Fox News’ Emma Colton and Lawrence Richard contributed to this report.
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