Cop city isn’t complicated. I’ve given plenty of opportunity for folks to reach out and no one has provided adequate answers for our questions. The simple reality is the community around the forest want the area cleaned up and developed *as they were promised in 2017.* 1/ #GAPol

They’re now being told the only way for that to happen is through cop city. It’s why I’ve found the most recent pr campaign offensive because it forces people to decide between a clean or disrupted community. This is an egregious bait and switch. People aren’t stupid. 2/

And, with the recent news about ruling Tortuguita’s death a homicide, I’ve lost all ability to grant any grace or benefit of the doubt on this issue. Cop city cannot be built because we’ve been shown time and again that communities are being lied to. 3/

And to those who say “if we want less bad behavior we need to train law enforcement more” I remind you that one of the core tenants of effective training is a system of consequences should that training not be followed. That system of consequences does not exist. 4/

The entire method with which cop city is being forced down the throats of everyone proves that there is no accountability. Nothing about the project was done right. And I’m tired of watching promises made to get people to acquiesce only for those promises to be broken. 5/

I’ve been against cop city from the beginning because I’ve watched this film before. Every time we’re told these projects mean affordable housing/cleaner community/less crime we end up with the total opposite. 6/

With everything that’s come out on this, I’m left wondering, WHY is so much political capital and public resources being used to justify this project? Well, I can’t wait to get those answers. And, I know we will. 7/

In the meantime, I pray that folks who have the power to stop this break through their information bubbles sooner rather than later and hear what those outside those bubbles are saying. I promise you, it’s not complicated. 8/

How does this not make everyone pause and question every piece of information briefed to them over the past few months? How does this not make you angry and think maybe it’s time to reconsider? 9/

https://twitter.com/stphnfwlr/status/1648850854781255687

We need answers.

https://twitter.com/emilywupearson/status/1649032845241745409