Eight Atlanta Police Department officers are facing criminal charges and five were swiftly fired without due process by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to placate protestors during and after the riots and looting that shook the city earlier this month. After the fatal shooting of a black man who resisted arrest and assaulted two officers, the police chief resigned and Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard criminally charged the two officers before even a GBI investigation has been completed. That created a political and legal firestorm, with Howard accused of whipping up anti-police sentiment to gain votes in an August 11th Democratic primary runoff. A number of officers continue to quit or retire, APD morale has been SINKING and crime is RISING…
Ga. Supreme Court’s controversial decision
The recent decision by the Georgia Supreme Court to no longer hear (most) murder appeals has led to criticism and debate, particularly from the state Court of Appeals, which will now handle those cases. Court of Appeals judges say their staffs are already stretched thin, and that such a move would require the legislature to significanltly increase funding and staffing within the Nathan Deal Judicial Center. The move leaves Georgia’s court system DRIFTING…
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