Protesters in Atlanta are calling for violence against police officers and law enforcement entities after a mostly peaceful protester was killed just because he shot a police officer and tried to shoot others.
Protesters like these are exactly why many people pay no attention to their protests. The protester was obviously shot in self-defense, but his fellow protesters are insisting it was murder. The officer was hit in the abdomen and was taken to the hospital for surgery.
The gunman gave no warning as he opened up fire. He only hit one of the officers and the rest opened fire and he was pronounced dead on the scene.
The protesters have declared war on the Atlanta police, who are building an officer training school on the 350 acres of land. It will include a city to be used for training. Protesters have been camping out and the police have had to go in and clear out the trespassers.
The Atlanta Forest calls for a “Night of Rage” on Friday:
“Consider this a call for reciprocal violence to be done to the police and their allies. On Friday, January 20th, wherever you are, you are invited to participate in a night of rage in order to honor the memory of our fallen comrade.”
The account claims to be a part of Defend the Atlanta Forest, which is one of the groups protesting the police training center.
The Defenders of the Forest said in a statement to Fox News Digital that it is “a broad, diverse, decentralized movement to defend the Atlanta forest.” They went on to say they are only a “news aggregator for the movement” and “not affiliated” with Scenes from the Atlanta Forest.
In another Scenes from the Atlanta Forest tweet, posted several hours later, the group added: “The police will kill you if given the chance. Now is the time for bravery. Take care of each other. Be dangerous together.”
The group appeared to acknowledge the post was against Twitter’s rule not to incite violence as it said in yet another tweet that its account “is not long for this world.”
The upcoming event comes after a Georgia State Patrol trooper, wearing a bulletproof vest, was shot in the abdomen Wednesday morning. It happened as police tried to clear an encampment near the site where the $90 million Atlanta Police Department (APD) facility will be constructed.
The sweep was conducted as “an operation to identify people who are trespassing and committing other crimes on the property,” the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said.
The GBI said in a statement:
“At about 9:00 a.m. today, as law enforcement was moving through the property, officers located a man inside a tent in the woods. Officers gave verbal commands to the man who did not comply and shot a Georgia State Patrol Trooper. Other law enforcement officers returned fire, hitting the man.”
“Law enforcement evacuated the Trooper to a safe area. The man died on scene.”
“The injured Georgia State Patrol Trooper was taken to a local hospital where he underwent surgery. A handgun and shell casings were located at the scene. The GBI is working the officer-involved shooting and the investigation is still active and ongoing.”
During a multi-agency operation on Constitution Rd., one person fired shots at law enforcement. Law enforcement fired back. A Georgia State Trooper was hit and taken to the hospital and is in surgery. One man was killed. This is an active investigation. pic.twitter.com/HEg3I2yMEa
— GA Bureau of Investigation (@GBI_GA) January 18, 2023
GBI director Michael Register confirmed:
“An individual, without warning, shot a Georgia State Patrol trooper. Other law enforcement personnel returned fire in self-defense and evacuated the trooper to a safe area. The individual who fired upon law enforcement and shot the trooper was killed in the exchange of gunfire.”
