Forget Trump, the Latest Georgia RICO Case Is a Disaster for Civil Liberties

Georgia attorney general indicts 61 people associated with Stop Cop City movement under state RICO law
Indictment portrays decentralized movement to stop police training complex as a criminal enterprise
Charges include reimbursing others for supplies and food as evidence of racketeering
Filming police and complaining about arrests also presented as proof of conspiracy
Use of RICO raises concerns about criminalizing dissent and political activism

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