A Cartersville, Georgia, man is unhappy that police conducted a “raid” after mistaking his okra plants for cannabis.
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Here is our U.S. tax dollars doing the War on Drugs.
The War on Drugs is a war on people.
Georgia
Georgia police shoot, kill man in handcuffs
Police said a firearm was recovered beneath his body.
“This information is based on the GBI’s preliminary investigation,” the agency said in a release. “The GBI will continue to thoroughly investigate this incident to determine exactly what occurred
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Georgia Immigrant Detainees ‘Riot’ Over Maggot-Filled Food – COLORLINES
More than two dozen detainees at a notorious immigration detention center in Georgia staged a hunger strike and protest last week over inedible food, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) reported. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) called the protest at Stewart Detention Center a “riot” that required that detainees be “segregated for disciplinary purposes,” according to the AJC. The ACLU and Georgia Detention Watch filed a complaint raising alarm about a hunger strike that detainees began on or around June 12, during which hundreds of detainees threw their food away. Detainees have complained that their food is often filled with maggots, or that the same water used to boil eggs is reused to brew coffee. Detainees who work in food preparation have also complained of a roach infestation in the facility’s kitchen. Detainees were frequently served rotten food. Click through to read more. Source: colorlines.com Serving rotten food is another way to dehumanize. The U.S. needs to be better than this.
55-year-old Georgia woman killed during visit to Atlanta mall by acquaintance
A 55-year-old Georgia woman was killed on a Monday afternoon trip to a mall in Atlanta by an acquaintance who authorities said killed himself later that day at his suburban home.
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