Anger against Cop City is growing and not just because of the political repression being used against activists.
) worried that the case against Trump was overly complex, offering him the ability to mount a strong defense by delaying the proceedings.
The immediate concern is its continued legitimization of RICO laws, which are overwhelmingly used to punish poor Black and brown people for their associations, not would-be despots like the former president. The case against the protests alleges that protesters, some of whom have destroyed construction equipment, are engaged in a conspiracy to stop the complex’s construction, likening even nonviolent political action, commonly used across the political spectrum, to the workings of the Mafia. Joe Patrice at Above the Law masterfully outlined the difference between the Trump case and the Cop City case:
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