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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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  • @JerkfaceEnglish
    1•1 year 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.