The city of Atlanta is facing backlash after announcing plans to bulldoze 85-acres of forest to build a $90 million replica of the city for
The city of Atlanta is facing backlash after announcing plans to bulldoze 85-acres of forest to build a $90 million replica of the city for police to train. The Onion asked several Atlanta police officers why they support ‘Cop City,’ and this is what they said.
Patrolman Reggie Burke
“This training will come in handy the next time I need to fire a rocket launcher into a crowd of people.” [...]
Officer Dean Gregory
“How can we serve the community without a fortified stronghold miles away from civilization?”[...] Officer Lesley Finch
“I still can’t tell the difference between my gun and taser, but with eight or nine more training courses I should be able to figure it out.”
Officer Tyrell Lee
"How can you have a military without a base?"[...]
Officer Anthony Coleman
“Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill.”











