The Atlanta City Council Monday voted to purchase 1,200 body cameras for its police force for a cost of about $5.6 million. The cameras will increase transparency between police and citizens, and should serve to soothe strained relations between law enforcement and a black community that has been tense as of late. Increased transparency and smoother relations sees the APD’s ship RISING…
Congressmen dodge antisemitism vote
This week the U.S. House passed a resolution condemning antisemitism in the U.S., which has seen an uptick as tensions have risen after war broke out between Israel and Hamas. The final tally was 311 in favor, 14 opposed, and 92 voting ‘present,’ including Democratic Reps. Hank Johnson of Lithonia, Lucy McBath of Marietta and Nikema Williams of Atlanta. Democrats in opposition (or sitting out the vote) said voicing support for the Jewish people was just an attempt to be divisive. Those reps. in opposition of antisemitism are SINKING…
