Department of Homeland Security, the Manufactured "EcoTerrorist" Panic, and Cop City

Drilled

Critical Frequency

True Crime, Earth Sciences, Social Sciences, Science

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🗓️ 31 January 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The U.S. government's definition of what constitutes an "ecoterrorist" has long driven backlash against environmental activists and in recent years that definition has only broadened. Investigative reporter and Drilled senior editor Alleen Brown dug into this recently and found that the Department of Homeland Security had been warning officials in Atlanta about the threat posed by "Defend the Atlanta Forest" for months before police raided the forest, ultimately killing one protestor, and charging dozens more with domestic terrorism and racketeering. It was such an overreaction that even mainstream media covered it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Just a note before we start that this episode contains depictions of police violence.
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0:38.0	In 2017, developers announced plans to build on an 85-acre wild space in the middle of Atlanta.
0:49.0	The plans included a massive $90 dollar police training facility that Atlanta residents
0:55.8	started to refer to as cop city. The forest which people refer to either as the
1:01.9	Atlanta Forest or Waloni Forest,
1:04.0	was full of trees that helped to clean Atlanta's air and water
1:09.0	and provide green space for the surrounding neighborhoods,
1:12.0	which are predominantly black and brown communities.
1:15.0	Activists also argue that reducing the city's tree canopy makes it hotter
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